Commercial Business

A legally registered entity engaged in offering goods or services. These businesses typically maintain financial accounts for managing customer payments, supplier invoices, payroll, and general operations.

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Code
AT0021
]
[
Name
Commercial Business
]
[
Version
1.0
]
[
Category
Corporate & Commercial Entities
]
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Created
2025-02-26
]
[
Modified
2025-04-02
]

Related Techniques

  • Travel agencies and similar businesses may unwittingly facilitate cross-border cash smuggling by organizing travel itineraries.
  • Criminals mask illicit transport under legitimate trips, reducing financial institutions' ability to spot suspicious cross-border movements.
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Commercial businesses are frequent extortion targets, compelled to pay under threat of harm or disruption.

  • The owners or operators are unwittingly exploited when their coerced payments become illicit proceeds.
  • While not active participants in laundering, their forced outflows feed the criminal revenue streams needing concealment.