Typologies and Case Studies Report 2009

The AUSTRAC Typologies and Case Studies Report 2009 is the third in a series of reports AUSTRAC has produced to assist industry to fulfil its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations.

The 42 case studies within this report illustrate how legitimate businesses and financial channels have been misused for money laundering and other crimes such as drug importation and trafficking, tax evasion and credit card fraud. The report also highlights many 'red flag' indicators - examples of suspicious customer behaviour that may suggest illicit activities.

Foreword | PDF version, 210KB

Introduction | PDF version, 430KB

Report methodology | PDF version, 360KB

Financial crime and money laundering threats and methodologies | PDF version, 510KB

Reporting suspicious matters | PDF version, 210KB

AUSTRAC feedback process | PDF version, 270KB

Case studies | PDF version, 2.5MB

Appendices

Appendix A: Indicators of potential ML/TF activity | PDF version, 340KB

Appendix B: Further information on ML/TF typologies | PDF version, 200KB

Index | PDF version, 205KB

Glossary and abbreviations | PDF version, 205KB

Feedback form (PDF, 400KBf)