Follow the Money�What you must know��GIJC -2025 �
Emmanuel K. Dogbevi
November 20, 2025
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Follow the money
Follow the money
Where to start
Some practical steps
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Do you already know something?�News sources.
Court records.
SEC
Market reports
Financial statements
Leaked documents
- ICIJ
- OCCRP
- UK company registry, other similar registry.
- Investigators for background information
- Colleagues
Individuals
Someone has the money. Who?
Profile
Lifestyle
Receives/received money from somewhere or someone. Who?
Politicians and PEPs
Who are they connected or related to?
Corporations
Type of company or organisation.
Businesses
Terminologies
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
Offshore banking.
Offshore accounts.
Offshore companies.
Shell companies.
Shelf companies
Tax haven
Tax shopping
Tax evasion and tax avoidance
More practical steps
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Financial statements
Who are they connected or related to?
Corporations
Type of company or organisation.
Businesses
Terminologies
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
Offshore banking/Accounts
Offshore Companies
Shell companies.
Shelf companies
Tax haven
Tax shopping
Tax evasion and tax avoidance
Trade misinvoicing
Transfer pricing
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