Shi Zha Tong visual guides 07 / Scam operations

Funds change hands: act quickly to limit losses

Money may move between accounts and assets. Recovery is not guaranteed.

Money may move between accounts and assets. Recovery is not guaranteed.
Conceptual illustration, not real people, a crime scene or investigative evidence.
  1. 1

    Receiving money

    Money enters through accounts, cash handovers or specified wallets.

  2. 2

    Repeated transfers

    Other people help withdraw and move the money.

  3. 3

    Changing assets

    Some cases involve virtual assets or illegal remittance operations.

  4. 4

    Tracing and interception

    Banks and police act on the actual financial trail.

Warning signs

Cryptocurrency and cross-border remittances are not crimes in themselves.

Protective action

If you paid, contact your bank immediately, save transaction records and report to police.

Open sources and scope

Based on official advice and cases. The four stages are simplified for teaching; roles and order differ between cases and do not establish wrongdoing by any particular person or service.

Criminal Investigation Bureau: money laundering and cash courier cases (new tab)

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