The Financial Conduct Authority’s Executive Director for Markets, Sarah Pritchard, has warned there will be an increasing number of scams due to the cost of living crisis.
“Sadly, we expect financial crime to become even more prolific during the cost of living crisis,” she explained.
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The 15th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice 26 September to 1 October 2026
UNODC
Main theme of the Fifteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: “Accelerating crime prevention, criminal justice and the rule of law: protecting people and planet and achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the digital age”
EFCC, FBI Move to Probe Alleged Diversion, Mismanagement of USAID Funds
EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening strategic collaboration, intelligence sharing and operational synergy in investigating the alleged diversion and mismanagement of funds provided under the United States Government-supported programmes.
Crackdown on Italian organised criminal network involved in large-scale euro counterfeiting
Europol
Europol has supported an international operation targeting a criminal network linked to the Italian mafia-type organisation Camorra. The operation, coordinated by the Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office and the Stuttgart Public Prosecutor’s Office, resulted in the execution of six arrest warrants and simultaneous searches of 16 residential and commercial properties across Germany, Italy, and Spain. In Germany, two illegally held pistols with ammunition were seized, as well as counterfeit euro banknotes of Italian origin linked to the so-called “Napoli Group”. Furthermore, the officers in the field seized 16 phone mobiles and storage devices.