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

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 to the responsible supervisory authority completely anonymously.

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There are no costs.

You can report your tip against the Money Laundering Act in writing or online and anonymously.
Written process:

• 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.
• The next step is to find the responsible authority, for example through the service portals of the federal states. The report can be submitted by post, by e-mail (via a short-term e-mail address with immediate deletion) or via a lawyer. Upon receipt, the responsible body checks the reported information.
• If your contact details are available and the responsible office has any questions, we can discuss your report with you.
• In the case of anonymous transmission, further processing takes place without contact.
• If the information points to the suspicion of a criminal offence, it will be passed on to the responsible public prosecutor's office or police and followed up there.

Online process:

• You log in to the online service.
• You then carry out a determination of responsibility by making an industry selection. The online service then automatically determines the competent supervisory authority.
• In the next step, create your report anonymously or by voluntarily providing your contact details. You can use the upload function to attach evidence or evidence for your tip.
• After sending, you will receive a reference number for your report and you can set up an anonymous mailbox to communicate securely with the authorities.
• You will be informed about queries and the current processing status in the anonymous mailbox.

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

There is no deadline.

Forms available: no
Written form required: no
Informal application possible: Yes
Personal appearance required: No

There are the following hints:
In Hamburg there are several competent authorities for money laundering supervision. The table below lists the different responsibilities for each company sector.

Financial Authority:

• Hamburg-Nord tax office: Supervision of income tax assistance associations

Authority for Justice and Consumer Protection:

• Hamburg Regional Court: Supervision of notaries
• District Court: Supervision of non-chambered counsel

Department of Interior and Sport:

• oversight gambling

Authority for Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture:

• Supervision of bookmakers

Authority for Economy and Innovation:

• Supervision of:
• Goods traders
• Art mediators
• Art store keepers
• real estate agents
• Service providers for companies and trust assets
• trustees
• Insurance intermediaries
• financial company

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Authority for Economy and Innovation