Anatomy of a Million Dollar Crime Ring

Highlights: How much can a crime ring generate in illicit funds? What types of fraudulent activities are funding crime rings? Are risky entities using identity... 

Red Flags for New Account Fraud

Criminals are finding new ways to perpetrate fraud through new accounts, including the use of stolen or synthetic identities. This infographic highlights the challenges of... 

10 Ploys Fraudsters Use to Commit Identity Fraud

June 26, 2015 by Denise Hutchings

Financial Criminals and SSNs Make a Bad Combination A Social Security number (SSN), which supposedly distinguishes one person’s identity from another, is a key piece of information for a financial institution’s Customer Due Diligence (CDD) process and opening bank accounts.... 

12 Red Flags for Funnel Accounts Used to Launder Money

Illegal accounts that funnel “dirty” money made from crimes, such as human trafficking, human smuggling, and drug trafficking, are on the rise. These accounts are... 

Financial Institutions Face High Expectations to Detect and Report Invisible Victims of Human Trafficking and Smuggling

In this white paper, Chris Swecker discusses two particularly detestable criminal industries, Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling, that produce significant illicit proceeds that inevitably move... 

How Do Criminals Get Debit Card Data?

Criminals are more sophisticated than ever before. Global criminal enterprises are executing attacks involving thousands of cards and accessing massive amounts of card data. This... 

The Rise of Eurasian Financial Criminal Enterprises: The New Mafia

Chris Swecker (retired Executive Assistant Director, FBI and former Global Security Director, Bank of America) has published an eye-opening white paper on “The New Mafia”,... 

ACAMS Webinar: The Rise of Organized Financial Crime: The New Mafia

Originally Presented: April 30, 2013

This session provides a revealing ‘walk-through’ of the inner workings of today’s organized financial crime enterprise. It illustrates how these virtual, viral and technologically-savvy organizations... 

An Intricate Look Into The World of Organized Fraud Rings

Originally Presented: March 28, 2013

This webinar reveals the sophisticated modus operandi of today’s organized fraud rings and illustrates why it is essential for financial institutions to intensify their fraud... 

Fighting Financial Crime: Trends, Challenges and Protecting Your Institution

Originally Presented: March 7, 2013

Financial Institutions across the country are increasingly challenged to protect themselves and their customers from financial crime. This webinar provides a broad based overview of...