Suspicious Activity Reports: Who’s the Suspect?

It’s not an uncommon situation to discover a customer that has cashed a fraudulent check.  For example, one that was provided to them for goods they sold or services they provided.  When this happens, we sometimes see banks incorrectly provide “Suspect Information” about the customer in Part II of the Suspicious Activity Report.  Remember, your customer is the victim of a crime, not the suspect.  The suspect is the person, if known, who defrauded your customer via the transaction and should be listed in Part II.  Information about the customer/victim could be included in the narrative portion of the Suspicious Activity Report if necessary.

Are you looking for some guidance and best practices when it comes to SAR completion?  Or maybe just suspicious activity monitoring in general?  Join us on August 31, 2017, for our “All About Suspicious Activity Monitoring & Reporting” webinar where we will address these issues and much more.

Published
2017/08/24
Deb Irving

David Dickinson

David’s banking career began as a field examiner for the FDIC in 1990. He later became a Compliance Officer and Loan Officer for a small bank. In 1993, he established Banker’s Compliance Consulting. Along with his amazingly talented Team, he has written numerous compliance articles for prestigious banking publications and has developed compliance seminars that Banker’s Compliance Consulting produces.

He is an expert in compliance regulations. He is also a motivational speaker and innovative educator. His quick wit and sense of humor transforms the usually tiring topic of compliance into an enjoyable educational experience. David is on the faculty of the American Bankers Association National Compliance Schools and has served on the faculty of the Center for Financial Training for many years. He also is a frequent speaker at the ABA’s Regulatory Compliance Conference. He is also a trainer for hundreds of webinars, is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) and has been a BankersOnline Guru for many years. The American Bankers Association honored David with their Distinguished Service Award in 2016.

David and his wife Karen have three adult children, four grandchildren (none of whom live at home!) and two cats (of which Dave is allergic … the cats, not the children!). They recently moved to an acreage outside of Lincoln, Nebraska where he gets to play with his tractor. When possible David can be found fishing, making sawdust in his shop, or playing the guitar and piano. He also enjoys leading worship at his church.

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