Name: 洗錢的不同方式 (The Different Ways Money Laundering Works)
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Let's say you've given up your law-abiding lifestyle to pursue a life of crime- you've

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just made your first big score, perhaps from selling drugs, taking a bribe, or other corrupt

you can't just spend it or deposit it in your bank account without attracting

That pesky money trail might serve as evidence of

So you need to get that dirty money clean.

three steps to any money laundering scheme.

placement, where funds are moved from direct association with the crime, then,

layering or disguising the money trail to foil any authorities, and finally,

integration, where the funds are once again available to spend without worry

It's fairly easy and there are plenty of law firms who can help.

them only a bit longer than signing up for a new email address.

Launderers may turn to historic tax havens like Switzerland, or places where

you can set up anonymous shell companies like the Cayman Islands or the U.S. states of Delaware

make up some fake transactions for goods or services that you pay for with

Suddenly that dirty money looks legitimate.

find people who work in banking who don't care if you're a shady

After the fall of the Soviet Union launderers sought out weak spots

throughout Europe where oversight was poor.

banks in Cyprus, Malta and the Baltic nations of Estonia and Latvia

If you prefer to use the stock market you can try a technique called mirror

In this method you use your money to purchase shares.

sell shares worth the same amount somewhere abroad.

The trades functionally cancel each other out,

A similar method is a back-to-back deal, where, say,

a Russian takes out a loan in one country, say Austria, that's guaranteed by a deposit

She then defaults on the loan, the bank in Austria seizes the Russian deposit, but she

still ends up with the proceeds of the loan, no strings attached.

Another method of money laundering is mixing dirty money in with

Cash businesses like restaurants and casinos are particularly attractive

A common scheme is to buy a bunch of casino chips, make a few small

wagers, then cash everything else out as winnings.

Macau has been beset by laundering schemes despite China's

Or finally, there's smurfing- though you won't need

With this one you hire a bunch of associates

called Smurfs to individually deposit small chunks of the large haul you're

trying to cleanse, in different accounts, in different places.

US banks are required to report any transaction over $10,000, so you

Unfortunately for you, there's no guarantee that you won't get caught.