Anti Money Laundering And Combating Terrorism Financing

An Illustrative Approach to AML/CFT Compliance

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 3.8

- Students will learn in simple ways
- how money laundering and terrorism financing are disguised.
- How Money Laundering started
- How it is committed
- why it is committed in spite of the warnings
- where and when they are carried out.
- Consequences of money laundering on the economic or political scape. Money laundering affects people everyday
- what are the risk issues and how to manage such.

What you'll learn

Students will learn in simple ways
how money laundering and terrorism financing are disguised.
How Money Laundering started
How it is committed
why it is committed in spite of the warnings
where and when they are carried out.
Consequences of money laundering on the economic or political scape. Money laundering affects people everyday
what are the risk issues and how to manage such.
Learn these terminologies - Suspicious Transactions Reports (STRs)
Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs)
Egmont Group
and other Global Terrorism fight
What do we need to do about money laundering / terrorism financing as members of any society
Learn from three (3) real case studies -two (2) money laundering and one (1) terrorism financing.
You will also get a bonus course on Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs)

* Requirements

* Beginner and Intermediate levels
* Students with no or little knowledge
* our course is very easy to follow and incredibly simple to understand. Hassle free.
* Get the advanced version for those preparing for a certification
* promotion exam or investigations.

Description

We may be familiar with the popular quote, that "It is estimated that more than USD1.5 trillion from crime is laundered worldwide each year". Furthermore, terrorism is not only financed by illegal but legitimate sources. Learn how the two vices are related, why it is easy to launder proceeds of crime and yet difficult to identify terrorism financing. What are the preventive steps we need to take and many other steps. 

In this recently updated twin course, we have made learning very simple with our illustrative pictorial approach that will keep you interested to the end while the student will always remember what was taught. Therefore, you should expect,

  • A thorough but simple explanation of Money Laundering (ML) and Terrorism Financing (TF) which will cover

    • The art of disguising laundered money, a brief history of Money Laundering

    • How ML/TF are committed; learn about predicate crimes, why they are committed, what the motive is behind predicate crimes, where and when they are carried out; you will find the illustrations used to explain money launderers' operations very easy to remember.

  • Learn the economic and political consequences of Money Laundering on the society;

    • and what must be done to counter-check the consequence and lots more

  • Bonus Materials

    • Money Laundering: The Al Capone Case Study (PDF)

    • Foreign Terror Fighters: What we need to know about them (Slides)

A course designed by Samuel Aremu in partnership with g-Log Consult. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) with Postgraduate degrees in Intelligence, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.  Mr. Samuel has been a driver in the AML/CFT regime in Nigeria and West Africa. He has trained and mentored over 700 students, law enforcement officers, financial and intelligence analysts, and staff of Financial and Designated Non-Financial businesses in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Togo, South Africa among others.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who has a role to play in anti-money laundering compliance
  • Anyone in AML/CFT regulatory Function
  • Anyone who wants to learn about money laundering and terrorism financing
  • Anyone interested in fighting crime - Criminology students, fraud analysts, policy makers, economic planners etc

Course content

2 sections • 17 lectures

Money Laundering: How it Started Preview 00:55

What are Predicate offences Preview 01:21

What is a Predicate offence or crime? Learn the connection between these crimes and Money Laundering.

At the end you should understand why a crime must occur first and how a criminal decides to conceal the proceeds of crime.

Money Laundering Explained Preview 08:09

Money Laundering is simplified with pictures and narrations and real life examples for your quick understanding. 

Money Laundering: Consequences Preview 01:20

A short but simple video, summarizing the consequences of money laundering on the society. 

Lecture Recap Preview 00:08

This will help your brain recall all you have learnt in a nutshell.

Predicate Offences- Mind Exercise Preview 00:18

To combat money laundering or terrorism financing, you need to have a good understanding of the workings of crime. This short mind exercise should stimulate your mind to think in the appropriate way.

ML Class Exercise Preview 00:27

After going through the various videos and lessons, design a money laundering scheme using one of the financial institutions (bank, insurance, stock market etc) of your choice.  


Money Laundering Exercise

Understanding money laundering using one of the financial sectors familiar to you

BONUS - Al Capone story (PDF) and Money Laundering (Illustrated) Teaching slides Preview 05:17

Make sure you download the bonus material. Learn how the famous gangster/godfather, Al-Capone ran his multi-million dollar empire. For a more elaborate Al capone module, please request from gE-Learn.

Art of Disguise

Understand why animals need to camouflage?

Terrorism Financing: Article and video prelude to lecture 9 Preview 03:52

A prelude to the full lecture, giving you an idea of what to expect. The article was just recently updated (Nov 1, 2017)

Terrorism Case-study

After you must have read the article on Boko Haram and Mali Terror groups, explain the common attributes of a terror group, and the expectations of the public in relation to this article.

You will also find a recently added article of a terror incident. A follow up to terrorist activities in around Mali, West Africa region.

Terrorism Financing Explained Preview 14:22

Students will find this module very straightforward and engaging. Learn ways Terrorism financing is conducted, what motives drive terrorism, how terrorists move money around and also the type of  businesses owned and used by terrorists. So how bad is the scope of terrorism on a global level? How is the best approach to combating terrorism financing and a whole lot more.  

Terrorism Financing Methodology Further Explained in 7 mins : Video Preview 00:09

Find an additional resource to help you understand money laundering and terrorism financing including other information. You can also watch other videos on our Youtube channel. However do remember to return back here for the completion of your course. Thank you!

Terrorism: Case-study Exercise

The article on terror groups in West Africa gives you a basic and practical idea of the working of a terror group. This exercise will help you identify terrorism stages and operations

BONUS - Foreign Terrorist Fighters: Who Are They? Preview 08:09

An emerging trend in global terrorism are foreign terrorist fighters FTF. Learn how they coordinate their activities from recruitment, funding, travel patterns and reasons for being foreign fighters.  

Assignment 2 Terrorism Exercise Rubric Preview 00:41

This is the rubric to the assignment on Terrorism Groups