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An Idiot's Guide to Money Laundering

A tongue-in-cheek "Idiot's Guide to Money Laundering" created by Global Witness, an organisation specialising in investigations and campaigns to combat conflict and corruption in the natural resources industry.

Global Witness, specialising in investigations and campaigns to combat conflict and corruption in the natural resources industry, helpfully put together this tongue-in-cheek Idiot's Guide to Money Laundering, downloadable as a pdf.

The illustrated 5-page guide takes you step-by-step through how to hide your identity behind a front company, find a frontman, a bank in an amenable jurisdiction... and hey presto, consider your money laundered.

*image credit: Global Witness

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