Amsterdammer aangehouden voor oplichting met cryptocurrency - FIOD Nieuws - Belastingdienst
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Yesterday the FIOD arrested a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam and did a search in his rented villa and a house in Amsterdam. He is suspected of fraud and money laundering. His 25-year-old friend from Amsterdam is suspected of money laundering and a search was made in her home. A 25-year-old friend of the suspect was also arrested during the action. He drove the suspect's car with a bag of 17,000 euros in cash. There is a claim on physical and digital administration and 87,000 euros of cash and luxury goods.
The criminal investigation started after reports from banks at the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) about suspicious transactions in the period from the end of 2017 up to and including mid-2018. The FIOD investigation shows that the suspect offers online investing in day trading in cryptocurrencies . Investors have invested nearly 5 million euros, of which only 500,000 euros have probably been spent on the purchase of cryptocurrency. In a number of cases, the suspect took the cash in cash at ATMs immediately after an investor had deposited. More than EUR 700,000 was also transferred to his bank accounts at home and abroad. More than 70,000 euros have been transferred to various bank accounts of his girlfriend.
This research involves close collaboration with the AFM .
Report unusual transactions
To make money laundering or terrorist financing more difficult, banks, other financial institutions, notaries, accountants and tax advisors, car dealers and boat sellers have to report unusual transactions to FIU. These so-called gatekeepers are indispensable in the approach to money laundering and it is therefore important that they fulfill their obligations within the context of the Wwft.
The FIU then assesses whether the unusual transaction is suspicious. If the transaction is considered 'suspicious', it can be investigated by a criminal investigation or a security service.
Approach to money laundering priority
The approach to money laundering has priority in the government because it is of great importance for the effective combating of all kinds of serious crime. The scrambling of the criminal origin of the proceeds of crime allows perpetrators of these crimes to stay out of the reach of the investigative authorities and to enjoy undisturbed the accumulated wealth.
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Yesterday the FIOD arrested a 24-year-old man from Amsterdam and did a search in his rented villa and a house in Amsterdam. He is suspected of fraud and money laundering. His 25-year-old friend from Amsterdam is suspected of money laundering and a search was made in her home. A 25-year-old friend of the suspect was also arrested during the action. He drove the suspect's car with a bag of 17,000 euros in cash. There is a claim on physical and digital administration and 87,000 euros of cash and luxury goods.
The criminal investigation started after reports from banks at the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) about suspicious transactions in the period from the end of 2017 up to and including mid-2018. The FIOD investigation shows that the suspect offers online investing in day trading in cryptocurrencies . Investors have invested nearly 5 million euros, of which only 500,000 euros have probably been spent on the purchase of cryptocurrency. In a number of cases, the suspect took the cash in cash at ATMs immediately after an investor had deposited. More than EUR 700,000 was also transferred to his bank accounts at home and abroad. More than 70,000 euros have been transferred to various bank accounts of his girlfriend.
This research involves close collaboration with the AFM .
Report unusual transactions
To make money laundering or terrorist financing more difficult, banks, other financial institutions, notaries, accountants and tax advisors, car dealers and boat sellers have to report unusual transactions to FIU. These so-called gatekeepers are indispensable in the approach to money laundering and it is therefore important that they fulfill their obligations within the context of the Wwft.
The FIU then assesses whether the unusual transaction is suspicious. If the transaction is considered 'suspicious', it can be investigated by a criminal investigation or a security service.
Approach to money laundering priority
The approach to money laundering has priority in the government because it is of great importance for the effective combating of all kinds of serious crime. The scrambling of the criminal origin of the proceeds of crime allows perpetrators of these crimes to stay out of the reach of the investigative authorities and to enjoy undisturbed the accumulated wealth.
