News Brief: English
Summary
Australia’s financial crimes regulator, AUSTRAC, has ordered an external audit for WorldRemit and flagged other payment platforms following a crackdown that identified 45 customers suspected of sending money overseas to access child sexual abuse material.
Key Points
- Crackdown Findings: A spot check of 15 online payment platforms “easily” found 45 customers suspected of funding child sex abuse material.
- Primary Target: WorldRemit was identified as having the “most concerning” monitoring practices and was ordered to appoint an external auditor.
- Industry Warning: Four other platforms received “letters of concern,” and a formal notice was issued to the wider industry.
- Transaction Patterns: Suspects made frequent, small transfers ($10-$500), often disguised with labels like “school uniform” or “medical costs.”
- Case Example: One unnamed customer transferred $745,000 to 82 people, mostly females, over 18 months while his profile claimed he was a teacher in high-risk countries.
- Broader Impact: AUSTRAC states that stopping these payments is critical to disrupting criminal networks also involved in drug running and money laundering.
新闻简报：中文
总结
澳大利亚金融犯罪监管机构AUSTRAC在一次打击行动中，发现45名涉嫌向海外汇款以获取儿童性虐待材料的客户，随后已命令汇款平台WorldRemit任命外部审计师，并向其他支付平台发出警告。
关键点
- 打击行动结果： 对15家在线支付平台的抽查”轻易”发现了45名涉嫌资助儿童性虐待材料的客户。
- 主要目标： WorldRemit被认定为监控和报告实践”最令人担忧”，并被命令任命一名外部审计师。
- 行业警告： 另外四家平台收到了”关注函”，并向整个行业发布了正式通知。
- 交易模式： 嫌疑人进行频繁的小额转账（10-500美元），通常使用”校服”或”医疗费用”等标签进行伪装。
- 案例说明： 一名未具名客户在18个月内向82人（其中90%为女性）转账74.5万美元，其个人资料自称是在菲律宾、泰国和柬埔寨等高危国家任教超过30年的教师。
- 更广泛影响： AUSTRAC指出，阻止这些资金流动对于打击同样涉及贩运毒品和洗钱的犯罪网络至关重要。
Original Article Link: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/child-sexual-exploitation-crackdown-online-payments-austrac/106018652