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Topics at Financial Crime and Fraud Risk: the pages in this section are listed below, each with its own scope and status.
Topics at Financial Crime and Fraud Risk.
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Financial Crime and Fraud Risk topics, and the question each answers.
- Payments fraud and APP scamsThe questionPayments fraud takes money through unauthorised transactions, such as stolen card use and account takeover, and through authorised push payment fraud, where victims are tricked into sending funds.
- Identity fraud in financial servicesThe questionIdentity fraud uses stolen, fabricated or impersonated identities to open accounts, take over existing ones and obtain credit.
- Money laundering risk and FATFThe questionMoney laundering disguises the criminal origin of funds so they can be used freely.
- Suspicious activity reporting and AMLThe questionFinancial institutions must know their customers, monitor transactions and report suspicion to financial intelligence units.
- Consumer scams and financial harmThe questionScams persuade people to hand over money or details: investment and crypto scams, romance scams, impersonation of banks, police or public servants, and fake purchases.
- Financial sanctions risk and screeningThe questionFinancial sanctions freeze assets and restrict dealings with listed persons, entities and sometimes whole sectors or countries.
- Cyber-enabled financial crimeThe questionCyber-enabled financial crime uses digital intrusion and deception to steal or extort: business email compromise, account takeover, ransomware payments and theft from crypto-asset platforms.
- Financial crime controls and data rightsThe questionFinancial crime controls collect, analyse and share large amounts of personal data, and can close accounts or block payments.
Topic pages in Financial Crime and Fraud Risk share one structure: mechanisms, indicators, sources, methods, decisions and limits, written for AML and fraud teams and sanctions specialists.
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Pages in Topics.
Payments fraud
Fraud in digital transactions.
TopicIdentity fraud
Identity compromise and synthetic identities.
TopicMoney laundering risk
AML typologies and governance.
TopicSuspicious activity controls
Investigation responsibility and safeguards.
TopicConsumer scams
Scam harm and protective controls.
TopicFinancial sanctions risk
Due diligence and exclusion policies.
TopicCyber enabled financial crime
Cyber/fraud intersections.
TopicFinancial crime data rights
Sensitive data and privacy boundaries.
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