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Real case of suspicious transactions discovered in the course of an on-site inspection: SWIFT transferts. Private Bank in France. Investment Bank in Switzerland. Debit credit € 2.5m € 3.5m € 0.8m. SWIFT transfers Originator: “one of our customers”.
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Real case of suspicious transactions discovered in the course of an on-site inspection: SWIFT transferts Private Bank in France Investment Bank in Switzerland Debit credit € 2.5m € 3.5m € 0.8m SWIFT transfers Originator: “one of our customers” Mr. Z’s special accountdebit credit € 2.5m € 2.5m € 3.5m € 3.5m € 0.8m € 0.8m D D+1 D+7 D+8 D+12 D+13 “SMITH INVEST CORP” BVI Debit credit € 2.5m € 3.5m € 0.8m SWIFT transfers
Country Orange Bank A Paris Case study Account of Blue company Cumulative movements from January 2000 to December 2002 Account of Blue company (NR) Banks and development funds Debit Credit European Community € 5m Company’s foreign accounts € 17m € 3m € 1m € 1m € 3m € 10m Various suppliers Countervalue in GBP of € 5m Subsidiary of Orange-Green Bank in London Director’s accounts at other banks Bank-to bank transfers (MT202) usually used only for interbank transactions DISTAR INVEST LIMITED BVI Countervalue in USD of € 5m Subsidiary of Orange-Green Bank in New York (Beneficial owners unknown)
Mr. X Mr. Y Joint account Mr. X or Mr. Y Bank B - Paris Mr. X: admiral and defense attaché of country Z Mr. Y: officer assigned to country Z’s embassy Aircraft company’s account Bank A - France Transfer of USD 1m Cash withdrawals of USD 0.250m Transfer of USD 0.6m Checks and bankcardpayments for USD 0.150m Navy headquarters in Country Z Various counterparties
Funds made available from the tellers of the Private Bank of Group G (over a one-year period) Banking Group G Gibraltar subsidiary Swiss subsidiary MT100 MT100 Originator: unknown Originators: IBCs Orders to hold cash available for withdrawal: - 41 withdrawals from tellers for FRF 11m and USD 1.6m by Mr. A, Mr. B, and Mr. C Orders to make cashier’s checks available: - 5 checks issued for FRF 20m, of which FRF 19m to the order of a notary. Checks given to Mr. A and Mr. B. Private Bank Paris Private Bank Cashier’s checks Mr. A - Occasional customer - The Private Bank does not have a copy of his identity document. Withdrawals from tellers in 27 transactions: - FRF 7.6m; - USD 1.25m; - 1 cashier’s check for FRF 7m to the order of a notary, Mr. X. Mr. B - Occasional customer - The Private Bank does not have a copy of his identity document. Withdrawals from tellers in 15 transactions: - FRF 3m; - USD 0.25m; - 4 cashier’s checks totaling FRF 13m, of which FRF 12m to the order of a notary, Mr. X. Mr. B is reported to have come to the bank with Mr. A. Mr. C - Occasional customer - The Private Bank does not have a copy of his identity document. Withdrawals from tellers in 4 transactions: - FRF 0.4m; - USD 0.1m; Mr. C is reported to have come to the bank with Mr. A.