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26 AML Red Flags Every MSB Should Have on the Wall

A two-page field checklist covering structuring, customer behavior, transaction patterns, geographic risk, scam and elder-exploitation indicators, agent controls, and program gaps. Built from the same criteria used inside bank BSA departments.

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What's inside

Seven categories. Twenty-six red flags.

The same signals a bank BSA analyst is trained to look for when deciding whether your account stays open.

Structuring and threshold avoidance

Deposits and transfers kept just under CTR and recordkeeping lines.

Customer identity and behavior

Reluctance, coaching, multiple names, single beneficiaries, and inconsistent explanations.

Transaction patterns

Activity that does not match the customer's known profile or stated business purpose.

Geographic and corridor risk

High-risk destinations, layered routing, and unusual origin or destination patterns.

Scam and fraud-victim indicators

Romance scams, investment scams, pig-butchering indicators, and elder-exploitation signs.

Agent and program gaps

Bypassed procedures, inconsistent filings, missing risk assessments, and review documentation gaps.

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