Here you will find the AML-ology curriculum, our monthly curated articles, to help any BSA professional stay up-to-date on the latest trends and learn answers to timeless challenges. We share articles written by a number of industry sources that we believe take an academic approach to the challenges anti- money laundering (AML) professionals face, and actual solutions for you to implement. These articles are published monthly and sent directly to you when you sign up to be an AML-ology Scholar!

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‘Tis the Season for Holiday Scams

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2022 Annual Report, Americans were exposed to approximately $281 million of online shopping and non-delivery scams last year. Many of these scams took place during the holiday season. Full IC3 Report With the 2023 holiday season upon us, lets discuss 3 common holiday […]

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Fraud Trends of 2023

As we enter the fourth quarter of the year, we thought this would be a good time to catch up with Rayleen Pirnie, an Accredited ACH Professional with a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice, to give us the low-down on this year’s down-and-dirty fraud trends.   Rochelle: Were there any frauds or cases that surprised you this […]

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TUNING!

The word “Tuning” may bring to mind the idea of tuning an instrument. As we all know, if your instrument is not tuned properly, no one will appreciate all the time and effort the musician puts into playing it.  If all the instruments in an orchestra are not tuned to the chosen frequency, for example, […]

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Hacking Group Took Sim Swapping To The Next Level

This article was originally published on frankonfraud.com. Beginning in late 2021 and continuing late into 2022, a globally active, extortion-focused cyber threat actor group called Lapsus$ attacked dozens of well-known companies and government agencies around the world. It penetrated corporate networks, stole source code, and then demanded ransoms. In a newly released report by the US […]

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Evolving Transaction Monitoring Efforts to Combat Sex Trafficking in the Era of Cryptocurrencies and the Darknet

Is your financial institution doing what it can and should to identify and mitigate sex trafficking money laundering risks? Are your risk assessment and transaction monitoring models up to date with emerging trafficking risks and trends? The rise of cryptocurrencies and the darknet (or dark web) have created new challenges for financial institutions in detecting […]

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Fact vs. Myth: ACH Credits

Webinar: July 25 – Spotlight: Handling Suspect Credits in ACH Presenters:  Sandy Ortins, AAP, APRP, NCP  Rayleen M. Pirnie, BCJ, AAP, CERP  Compliance Officers and Fraud Investigators are often challenged with identifying appropriate actions when money laundering activity or fraud is suspected with ACH credit entries. The ACH Network Rules must be balanced with applicable […]

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[Wake-Up Call] It’s Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing

Fighting spear phishing attacks is the single best thing you can do to prevent breaches. Social engineering is involved in 70% to 90% of successful compromises. It is the number one way that all hackers and malware compromise devices and networks. No other initial root cause comes close (unpatched software and firmware is a distant second being involved […]

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The Foundations of the BSA/AML/CFT/OFAC Risk Assessment

In 2004 the FFIEC quietly and subtly shifted the BSA examination paradigm with the publication of the Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual (“the Manual”). The Manual introduced to examiners the concept of determining an institution’s money laundering, terrorist financing, and OFAC risks through a matrix of pertinent topics rated as Low, Medium, […]

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