A compliance officer is reviewing transactions related to a company suspected of being involved in wildlife trafficking. Which of activities below are common in wildlife trafficking schemes? (Select…

Large-dollar wire transfers between wildlife farms and inconsistently described businesses are not a defining typology in wildlife trafficking financial schemes, which tend to rely on more concealed payment methods.

Cryptocurrency is frequently used in wildlife trafficking to facilitate anonymous cross-border payments to wildlife farms and intermediaries, making it difficult to trace funds back to illegal activity.

While PEPs with environmental or forestry oversight may facilitate corruption enabling poaching, PEP involvement alone is not a recognized primary financial typology specific to wildlife trafficking payment schemes.

Fraudulent financial instruments such as falsified shipping invoices or bills of lading are commonly used in wildlife trafficking to disguise transportation charges and make illegal shipments appear legitimate.

Third-party payment requests are a general money laundering red flag appearing across many financial crime typologies and are not specifically characteristic of wildlife trafficking schemes.