Understanding Predicate Crimes to Money Laundering

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By Nasdaq Verafin

From virtual kidnapping to other cyber-enabled scams, fraud is constantly evolving. As the industry implements controls to protect against traditional first-party and account takeover fraud, criminals have adjusted their strategies to manipulate your members into helping facilitate the attack. It is critical to understand the key components of fraud scams, such as victimology, key indicators and opportunities for mitigating risk.

This essential eBook, updated for Q1 2025 based on U.S. federal agency sources and decades of experience in financial crime management, is designed to help you identify the characteristics of common fraud scams – from authorized push payment fraud, to elder and health scams.

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Nasdaq Verafin

Nasdaq Verafin is the industry leader in enterprise financial crime management, providing a cloud-based, secure software platform for fraud detection and management, BSA/AML compliance and management, high-risk customer management and information sharing. More than 1,200 credit unions use Nasdaq Verafin to effectively fight financial crime and comply with regulations. Leveraging its unique big data intelligence, visual storytelling and collaborative investigation capabilities, Nasdaq Verafin reduces false positive alerts, delivers context-rich insights and streamlines BSA/AML compliance processes. Nasdaq has industry endorsements in 45 states, including the TBA, WBA, FBA, MBA, and CUNA Strategic Services.

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