Most people often have a misunderstanding, thinking: "Money laundering is the business of large criminal gangs, which is far away from the lives of ordinary people." But in fact, money laundering is an act of legalizing illegal gains, and it often lurks secretly among ordinary people. Around the people, ordinary people may accidentally bear the burden of breaking the law. For example, in daily life, out of favor, opening accounts for relatives and friends, helping to transfer accounts or assisting in cash withdrawals may put oneself at criminal risk of money laundering.
Telecom fraud and money laundering routines in northern Myanmar exposed! Ordinary people may unknowingly become accomplices
This issue has compiled four cases of money laundering crimes lurking around ordinary people to help everyone clearly understand the criminals' modus operandi, so that everyone can strengthen personal prevention in a targeted manner and effectively safeguard their own interests.
Case 1: Borrowing your ID card to others and getting involved in a money laundering case
Lao Li was a laid-off employee. One day, the police suddenly came to his door and said that they had received a report and found that there was a huge sum of more than 9 million yuan stored in an empty house in the community. After investigation, the owner was Lao Li. However, Lao Li firmly denied that he had ever bought a house. After reminiscing, Lao Li remembered that he had lent his ID card to his sister a few months ago. It turned out that Lao Li's sister was the wife of a certain director. In order to conceal her husband's bribery income, she borrowed the identity documents of relatives to purchase multiple properties for money laundering.
Han worked in his brother-in-law Ni's company. He knew clearly that his brother-in-law Ni's company was illegally raising funds in the name of foreign exchange financial management business, but he still provided his brother-in-law Ni with multiple bank cards, allowing Ni and his company to use the fund-raising fraud and defraud loans. The funds were defrauded and transferred to Han's bank card account, and then Han withdrew the illegal funds in cash from multiple banks and transferred them to Ni. Eventually Han was found guilty of money laundering.
Case 3: Petty profits are the bait, and you are inexplicably involved in money laundering
"You can make money by moving your fingers", "Idle bank cards can become a cornucopia of treasures", what would you do if you heard someone say this? With the development of the Internet, there are now professional "score benchmarking" platforms that use the guise of part-time jobs to attract people who want to do part-time jobs. They use payment methods such as bank cards and social APP payment accounts to provide services for online gambling and telecommunications fraud. Wait for criminals to transfer their illegal gains and earn commissions. That is to say, the collection and payment of bank cards or social APP accounts are rented to criminals to receive and transfer stolen money, confusing legitimate income and stolen money, making it difficult for people to distinguish, and helping people launder stolen money. Both the organizers and participants of "running points" money laundering are suspected of assisting information network criminal activities.
Case 4: Using antiques and collectibles to launder money
Money laundering involves money laundering of antique calligraphy and painting, antique jewelry or valuable collectibles, high-priced medieval boutiques, etc., using fake business of buying low and selling high, and transferring the money to a designated account through legal trading methods. This method is also often used to accept bribes.
