(ANSA) - ROME, DECEMBER 12 - Report of suspicious transactions to the UIF, the financial intelligence unit at Banca d'Italia, related to tax offences, IT fraud and ransomware, with currencies and virtual assets.
For the unit, "from just 566 reports received in 2019, they passed to 3,453 in 2021, to exceed 5,000 in 2022.
Furthermore, some Italian operators have intercepted and reported flows in cryptocurrencies", "in a scheme to defraud the taxman, by selling fake tax credits deriving from building bonuses, the proceeds of which, in addition to being withdrawn in cash, were used for purchases of cryptocurrencies and bullion".
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