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“ do you do for work ?” This is a straightforward question but one that can cause anxiety and dread to anti-financial crime ( AFC ) professionals . Financial crime risk management and the work we do to protect the financial system do not roll off the tongue over canapes and cocktails .
However , financial crime is having a popular culture moment where money laundering schemes are plot points . For me , it is an intersection of my two geekdoms : Film / television and financial crimes . This article will outline financial crime typologies presented in film and television and similar anti-money laundering ( AML ) typologies / red flags seen in real life examples . Spoiler alert : Life is stranger than fiction .
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