On the margins of the II International Financial Security Olympiad, which was held on October 10-14, 2022 at the "Sirius" federal territory, ITMCFM experts held master classes for the finalists, as well as training for the persons accompanying the Olympiad participants.
Master classes were prepared for students from the BRICS countries: financial investigations using the "Graphus" training system and "Transparent Blockchain: Whose Crypto is it?". During the master classes the finalists got acquainted with the principles of financial investigations based on the proposed cases and, broken into teams, solved financial offences.
Students from Russia and CIS member countries were also able to try hand at identifying the beneficiaries of laundered money received in cryptocurrency.
A large-scale cyberquest "From Suspicious Transaction Reporting to Financial Investigation: Shadow Fighting" was organized for pupils that were the finalists of the II International Financial Security Olympiad. The youngest participants of the final stage faced complex criminal schemes, as a result of the investigation of which they managed to bring the fraudsters "out of the shadows" and recover stolen assets.
Master classes held by ITMCFM as part of the Olympiad final stage aroused keen interest not only among the participants but also among representatives of foreign financial intelligence units.
On the margins of the Olympiad, the educational program was prepared not only for the finalists, but also for the persons accompanying them. As part of this program, the ITMCFM experts acquainted the guests with the legal and institutional basis of AML/CFT mechanisms in the Russian Federation, the role of the obliged entities in the anti-money laundering system, the principles of using the sanction lists and with the capabilities of the "Graphus" game system when conducting financial investigations.
Based on the results of the training events, the accompanying persons received appropriate certificates.
