‘All too familiar’ is an award-winning AML training video produced by ICAEW in collaboration with HMRC, and is licenced to ICAS for use by our AML supervised firms. The video explores the degree of trust still placed in personal and professional relationships and whether trust is enough in the fight against economic crime. The training resources aim to challenge mindsets and provoke discussion on the need for greater professional scepticism when faced with potential money laundering risks.

ICAS and HMRC continue to work together to tackle organised crime. To support this work ‘All too Familiar’ is being made available to all ICAS AML supervised firms, without charge. The aim of sharing this film is to make firms more aware of how they might inadvertently assist economic crime by providing services to businesses which are laundering money or are engaged in other illegal activity such as modern slavery, drug trafficking, fraud, corruption and terrorism.

All too Familiar trailer and synopsis

‘All too familiar’ follows the professional lives of Jack Andrews, a partner in a fictional accountancy practice, and his old college friend, Riley King, whose firm specialises in volume outsourcing work.

Jack’s long-standing client, the owner of Trivena Restaurants, is going through particularly challenging trading conditions and financial difficulties and brings in his cousin as a new investor. To help Trivena cut costs, Jack recommends Riley’s firm to do the group’s payroll.

Trivena’s fortunes improve dramatically in a very short period, but all is not as it seems.  Will Jack and Riley notice the warning signs, or will they be blinded by all too familiar circumstances?