2025 ML/TF Typology Report from the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS)
08/10/2025
The 2025 Typology Report from the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS) is now available in two volumes, providing a comprehensive set of case studies designed to enhance awareness of money laundering and terrorist financing risks among financial intermediaries and compliance professionals.
🎯 Purpose of the Report = To provide practical examples and risk indicators that help:
- Identify suspicious patterns
- Understand the role of professional enablers
- Improve due diligence and reporting quality
🔍 Key Highlights: Volume I – General Typologies (20 Cases) = Covers a wide range of scenarios, including:
- Fraud (e.g., manipulated ID cards, virtual IBANs)
- Organised crime (e.g., currency exchange offices linked to criminal groups)
- Art market abuse (e.g., galleries and curators involved in laundering)
- Commodity trading (e.g., gold and self-luminous tech)
- Virtual assets (e.g., crypto brokers and VASPs)
- Sanctions evasion (e.g., Syrian regime-linked transactions)
- Real estate and corruption (e.g., luxury villas, persistent intermediaries)
🔍 Key Highlights: Volume II – Focus on Enablers (9 New Cases) = Explores how professionals may facilitate illicit activities:
- Safe deposit boxes are used to hide assets
- Board members/trustees involved in document forgery
- Lawyers assisting sanctioned individuals or oligarchs
- Fiduciaries trading in precious metals
- Escrow agreements masking beneficial ownership
References
You can access the full report directly here:
👉 MROS Typology Report 2025 (PDF)[1] https://www.fedpol.admin.ch/dam/fedpol/en/data/kriminalitaet/geldwaescherei/mros-typologiebericht-2025-e.pdf.download.pdf/mros-typologiebericht-2025-e.pdf
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