BlogFinding fraud in fallback transactionsNovember 20, 2017 by Nasdaq Verafin Fallback transactions pose a significant danger to financial institutions (FIs) and are something criminals will lean on more heavily as the adoption of chip-enabled cards continues to gather pace. A fallback transaction is the swiping of a chip-enabled card at... |
BlogBeneficial Ownership FAQsNovember 14, 2017 by Nasdaq Verafin A lot of digital ink has been spilled concerning the collection of Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) information. Most of the buzz around the FinCEN’s final rule on Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Requirements for Financial Institutions, since it was introduced, rests... |
BlogU.S. Court Case: 60 Funnel Accounts Used by Heroin Trafficking OrganizationSeptember 27, 2017 by Denise Hutchings “Narcotics traffickers will attempt to create elaborate financial networks in an effort to launder illegal drug proceeds.” (James Dorsey, Acting Special Agent in Charge IRS Criminal Investigation, June 2017) Heroin Trafficking Organizations Targeted by OFAC In May 2017, Treasury Secretary... |
BlogBeneficial Ownership: 5 Key Compliance ObligationsAugust 14, 2017 by Nasdaq Verafin For many years, financial crime investigators have warned of possible links between shell companies and international money laundering activity. In the 2013 report How Shell Companies Aid Terrorism, Crime and Corruption, the Open Society Foundations discussed how shell companies are used to launder billions... |
BlogNo Jackpot: Recognizing Lottery Scam ActivityAugust 14, 2017 by Nasdaq Verafin Congratulations! You’ve won the lottery! Wait. How have you won a lottery you don’t remember entering? Who cares! It’s a lot of money, right? Unfortunately, not in this case. There’s a catch… there’s always a catch. This is a variation... |
BlogFour key indicators for uncovering fraud in your loan charge-offsAugust 1, 2017 by Nasdaq Verafin Auto loan fraud is a hot topic. Given the potential size of the problem, it is hardly surprising. At the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in September 2016, JPMorgan Chase provided insight into the state of auto lending risk. In... |
BlogRomance Fraud ScamsJuly 9, 2017 by Nasdaq Verafin Crime prevention is regularly focused on statistics and numbers. High dollar losses make for eye-catching headlines, sometimes making it easy to forget that fraud has a very human impact. If there is one thing we know about criminals, it’s that... |
BlogACH Payments: Mitigating the Risks of Faster FraudJune 12, 2017 by Nasdaq Verafin ACH payments have become one of the primary means of noncash payment in the past fifteen years. As consumers demand more convenience and flexibility in their banking options — these popular electronic money transfers create potential risks for your financial institution.... |
BlogUsing analytics to uncover and help human trafficking victimsMarch 21, 2017 by Nasdaq Verafin “It ought to concern every person, because it is a debasement of our common humanity. It ought to concern every community, because it tears at our social fabric. It ought to concern every business, because it distorts markets. It ought... |
BlogU.S. Court Case: 9 Banks and 50 Bank Accounts Exploited by Human Trafficking RingFebruary 21, 2017 by Denise Hutchings “Follow the money and you will find the trafficker… Financial investigation plays a crucial role in successful investigation of trafficking in persons.” An outstanding financial investigation which was conducted in the recent prosecution of a U.S. based human trafficking ring... |
