The RCMP launches the Merchants Against Money Laundering and Counterfeiting Program

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MONTRÉAL, June 11, 2007 – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
created the Merchants Against Money Laundering and
Counterfeiting Program to help business people recognize the
various forms of money laundering as well as counterfeit bank notes.
Until August, the Merchants Against Money Laundering
and Counterfeiting Program team will provide presentations on these two crimes and their consequences
to merchants across Québec. The sessions are offered free of charge
in both official languages.

Whether it is money laundering or counterfeit money, merchants often lack
information to combat these types of financial crimes that affect them
directly.
In response to this situation, the RCMP hired students and created a prevention
program aimed at merchants who will gain by becoming more familiar with
these increasingly popular crimes. "Counterfeit money has seen spectacular
growth over the past few years, said Sergeant André Bacon, Regional
Coordinator of the RCMP's Counterfeit Program. Seized bills alone
account for losses of tens of millions of dollars for the victims."
Visual presentations on request
The program uses visual presentations to raise merchants' awareness.
The material was created in collaboration with the RCMP Integrated Counterfeit
Enforcement Team and Integrated Proceeds of Crime, as well as the Bank
of Canada and FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre
of Canada). This initiative has already been successfully implemented in
other cities, such as Ottawa and Halifax.
Anyone interested in this program can contact Annie Bélanger and
Maude Boivin-Laframboise at (514) 939-8304 for the Montréal area
or the RCMP Integrated Proceeds of Crime at (418) 648-4126 for the Québec
city area for additional information.
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For information:
Communications
Montreal: (514) 939-8308

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