Hinweise auf Verstöße im Rahmen der Geldwäscheaufsicht mitteilen (Whistleblower-System)

§ Section 53 (1) Money Laundering Act (GwG)

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If you have information about a violation of the Money Laundering Act (such as: tax evasion), you can report this completely anonymously as a tip to the relevant supervisory authority.

• Money laundering is the process by which illegally generated assets are smuggled into the legal economy and removed from the reach of law enforcement authorities.
• If you have information about potential or actual violations of the Money Laundering Act (such as tax evasion), you can report this completely anonymously to the responsible supervisory authority.
  Your tip can help prevent money laundering or terrorist financing.
• However, you must note that reporting via the anonymous whistleblower system is not the same as reporting a reportable suspicious case to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in accordance with the reporting requirement and regulation authorization in the Money Laundering Act. In this case, you must report your suspicious case to the FIU. When submitting reports, you are not required to provide any personal information. The report can also be made anonymously.

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There are no costs involved.

You can reportyour suspicion against the Money Laundering Act inwriting or online, and in each case also anonymously.

Written procedure:

• You prepare a written report about the potential or actual violation of the Money Laundering Act. If available, attach evidence.
• Important: You can always submit your report anonymously.
• In the next step, you must locate the responsible office, for example through the service portals of the federal states. The report can be submitted by mail, by e-mail (via an e-mail address set up at short notice with immediate deletion) or via a lawyer. Upon receipt, the responsible office will review the reported information.
• If contact data is available from you and the responsible office has queries, a consultation regarding your report can take place.
• In the case of an anonymous submission, further processing will take place without contact.
• If the information indicates a suspected crime, it will be forwarded to the responsible public prosecutor's office or police and followed up there.

Duration: up to 8 weeks

The processing time is not relevant for the person giving the hint, because no results are communicated.

There is no deadline.

There are no clues or specifics.

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• Information on violations of the Money Laundering Act (whistleblower system) Receipt of information
• Money laundering is the process by which illegally obtained assets are smuggled into the legal economy and removed from the reach of law enforcement authorities.
• Money laundering prevention serves to protect companies from being abused by money laundering.
• Specific reports to supervisory authorities are important and can help to eliminate violations of money laundering prevention regulations and thus ultimately combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
• The report can be made anonymously and in writing.
• Responsible: Responsibilities in the federal states are based on the supervisory authorities of the respective industries.

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