With a few mouse clicks, exploiting death for the purposes of identity fraud is easy and very profitable work. Newspaper obituaries used to be the perfect place for an identity thief to obtain a potential victim’s full name, maiden name, date of birth, place of birth, place of residence at death, mother’s maiden name, and …
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The recent terror attacks performed in the EU and beyond have increased the need for the EU to formulate a stronger response to combating terrorism. Earlier this month the European Agenda for Security identified a number of new areas of focus; Tracing terrorists through their financial movements and preventing access to funds or other assets …
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Ahead of their appearance at ICE Totally Gaming at the start of February, W2 Global Data release ‘The Fourth Money Laundering Directive – Do you know the score?‘ an in depth look at the fourth money laundering directive and the predicted impact it will have on the online gambling and gaming industry. DOWNLOAD THE 4MLD WHITEPAPER NOW The …
This updated legislation involves a new directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for money laundering and terrorist financing and a regulation on the information to accompany transfers of funds. Although much of the current requirements for UK businesses for Customer Due Diligence will remain the same, there are a few …
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The 2012 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations set out a comprehensive and consistent framework of measures which countries should implement in order to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Countries have diverse legal, administrative and operational frameworks as well as different …
