Scams, stolen estates and crime hiding in plain sight.
Fraud has a human cost as well as a financial one. Begin with the three-part series, then explore investigations into stolen estates, scams and organised crime on the high street.
Read the dates alongside the discussions: rules and investigations develop over time.
In the second of a two part, end of year podcast, we continue to explain how we helped with a major BBC investigation into crime on the high street, involving the sale of illicit cigarettes and vapes, modern human slaver…
In the first of a two part, end of year episode, we explain how we helped with a major BBC investigation into crime on the high street, involving the sale of illicit cigarettes and vapes, modern human slavery, people tra…
In this episode we explain how we supported a major BBC investigation into a Hungarian organised crime group which was systematically forging wills and stealing the assets belonging to the estate from under the noses of …
In this episode we look at the FCA's latest thematic review of the National Fraud Database and money mule account detection tools and summarise what we think firms can take from it and what actions they might consider ta…
"...Because every day we pay the price, we’re the living sacrifice" Taking inspiration from Bob Marley (sorry about the pun) we've done a little episode about scams and scammers (and some hints on how to spot them).
We dive into the details of OCGs and how they use corporate networks to launder their ill-gotten gains - and the clues they leave behind. And, rather appropriately, we also introduce the world to our new sponsor: https:/…
With a forthcoming new requirement which makes it mandatory for UK payment service providers (PSPs) to reimburse the victims of some types of fraud, we look at the rules and how they are likely to play out.
In this second part of our review of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, we look at the provisions relating to failing to prevent fraud, crypto assets, information sharing and Strategic Lawsuits Against Pu…
In this episode we walk through a recent, in-depth report into probable VAT and employment tax fraud reported on by Dan Neidle of the Tax Policy Associates, in partiucalr, how various different proessionals, individuals …
In our final part of our look at fraud, we explain, in general terms, current approaches to how best to compensate the victims and deny the fraudsters (as well as explaining briefly, why the gap since the last episode).
We interrupt our suite of podcasts on fraud to bring you a special episode relating to the human cost of fake company incorporations. Working with various different media outlets, we’ve helped bring to light some of the …
In this second part of our series on fraud we delve into some of the different types of fraud. We proffer some “mildly salacious” examples, along with others which are rather more serious.
In this pun laden episode, we start to delve into the world of fraud. More to follow…
Following the news that the FBI and Australian Federal Police had managed to seed a bogus “encryption device” into a huge global network of organised criminal gangs, followed by an equally global set of raids, arrests an…
A conversation with Alesia Ivankova on financial crime and the challenges facing compliance professionals.
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