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PITUFEO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- smurfing
1, record 1, English, smurfing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Smurfing: Designed to circumvent mandatory reporting requirements in American banks, traffickers employ so-called smurfs - couriers of innocuous appearance - to make large numbers of small transactions, always under the U.S. [United States] legal reporting limit of $10,000, at various financial institutions. 2, record 1, English, - smurfing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- schtroumpfage
1, record 1, French, schtroumpfage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- blanchiment par fractionnement des dépôts 2, record 1, French, blanchiment%20par%20fractionnement%20des%20d%C3%A9p%C3%B4ts
correct, masculine noun
- blanchiment fractionné 2, record 1, French, blanchiment%20fractionn%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de blanchiment d'argent qui consiste à faire effectuer, par plusieurs personnes recrutées à cet effet, des dépôts bancaires inférieurs au seuil de l'obligation déclarative légale. 2, record 1, French, - schtroumpfage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le schtroumpfage, possiblement la méthode la plus courante de blanchir de l'argent, nécessite l'implication de nombreuses personnes dont le rôle consiste à déposer des sommes en espèces ou à se procurer des traites bancaires de moins de 10 000$. 3, record 1, French, - schtroumpfage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
schtroumpfage. Terme tiré du document "Le blanchissage des narcodollars" préparé par la Gendarmerie royale du Canada et la Drug Enforcement Administration. 4, record 1, French, - schtroumpfage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
schtroumpfage; blanchiment par fractionnement des dépôts; blanchiment fractionné : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 14 septembre 2021. 5, record 1, French, - schtroumpfage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
- Criminología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- menudeo
1, record 1, Spanish, menudeo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pitufeo 1, record 1, Spanish, pitufeo
correct, masculine noun, familiar
- fraccionamiento 1, record 1, Spanish, fraccionamiento
masculine noun, less frequent
- smurfing 1, record 1, Spanish, smurfing
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Operaciones financieras ilícitas que se efectúan en cantidades pequeñas para que no sean registradas o para no levantar sospechas [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - menudeo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El término inglés "smurfing" se ha formado a partir de "smurf", nombre aplicado en esa lengua a los personajes de historietas conocidos en español como pitufos, y de ahí las adaptaciones de pitufeo y pitufear, voces que no son censurables, pero que es mejor evitar en la lengua formal y la periodística. Otra posible adaptación, usada en ocasiones, es fraccionamiento, también válida, aunque menos precisa. 1, record 1, Spanish, - menudeo
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