Acronyms
Chasing Fraud, not Feelings
I Spy Suspicious
Blocked Jurisdictions
AML (As Seen on TV!)
100

It's the responsibility of all firm employees to report suspicious activity by utilizing a web based tool.  

What is a SAN (Suspicious Activity Notification)

100
To bank or not to bank, that is the question facing Colorado financial institutions approached by what business entities.
What are marijuana dispensaries?
100
I wouldn't file a SAR for suspicious activity less than this amount.
What is $5,000.00
100

Located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, this is the last jurisdiction to be added to the BJL.  

What is Gibraltar?

100
This well-known financial institution paid the largest ever monetary penalty for BSA/AML violations @ $1.9 Billion USD.
What is HSBC or Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation.
200
Our merger with this leading Health Care Consulting firm was a game changing event for the firm.
What is CHAN Healthcare?
200
This high risk customer type includes such businesses as Western Union and Money Gram.
What are MSBs?
200
The fifth section of the SAR form is comprised of this summary of suspicious activity.
What is the Narrative?
200
This three word tech solution assists banks with account opening and customer risk rating.
What is Dynamic Customer Insight?
200
This character is a prime example of a criminal proficient in money laundering which he does through his fictitious business, Octopus Car Wash.
Who is Walter White?
300
Each month, you will have the pleasure of viewing a video presented to you by this Crowe leader who is also the firm's CEO
Who is Jim Powers?
300
This type of virtual currency drives its name from the greek word meaning hidden.
What is a crypto-currency?
300

This SAR filing is used to report continued suspicious activity from a previously filed SAR.

What is a Supplemental or Continuing Activity SAR?

300

In February 2022, OFAC announced sanctions against banks located in this jurisdiction.  

What is Russia?

300
This HBO series puts a lens to the illegal drug trade in Baltimore.
What is the Wire?
400
Exhibiting these core values may win you an award pin!
What are Care, Share, Invest, and Grow?
400
High risk customers require a periodic evaluation, also referred to as this name shared with a famous horse.
What is EDD?
400

This time period is the minimum review period for transaction activity investigation.

What is 90 days?

400
The acronym for this solution that puts banks in the driver's seat of the green box stands for this.
What is Crowe Activity Review System?
400
Claire Daines stars in this Showtime Drama focused on turning a terrorist into a double agent for the US.
What is Homeland?
500
Crowe stretches far and wide across this many offices.
What is 28?
500
This high risk transaction allows a non-customer to receive a wire transfer.
What is PUPID?
500

Dr Seuss would approve of this 3rd party research tool that enables identification verification and provides negative news information.

What is Lexis Nexis?

500
This outer ring hot topic is assisted by Caliber and the newest triple-threat solution.
What is Model Risk Management?
500
The Soviet Agents in 'The Americans' use this type of high-risk business as a front to conduct their operations.
What is a travel agency?
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