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Ever wondered how criminal money moves through today's financial systems?

The answer is more complex today than ever before.

This episode explores the networks, tactics and technologies reshaping money laundering across the world.

From romance scams and money mules to crypto and the metaverse, gain practical insight into how organised crime adapts to digital finance and global markets.

You will learn:

How money mules are recruited and used in laundering operations

Why romance scams are still one of the fastest-growing financial crimes

How hawala dealers move money across borders without physical transfers

The role of jewellery, food, real estate and sport in laundering activity

Why cryptocurrency is creating new compliance and detection challenges

How criminals are exploiting virtual worlds and the metaverse

Listen now.

Host: Jacqueline Blondell, editor, CPA Australia

Experts:

Kris Wilson, from the Australian Federal Police's Joint Policing Cyber Crime Coordination Centre

Brendan Thomas, AUSTRAC CEO

Dr Milind Tiwari, senior lecturer the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security at Charles Sturt University in Canberra

Geoff Peck, a former fraud squad detective with Victoria Police's major Fraud Group, and managing director Forensic & Integrity Solutions

For more, head to the Australian Institute of Criminology website.

Need help with your AML/CTF obligations? AUSTRAC and CPA Australia have a host of resources.

Stay tuned for episode three coming soon where we look at the new gatekeepers being recruited to join the fight against money laundering.

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