More than just the identity of the payer. more information needs to be obtained.
Some questions to ask:
1) where do you get the fund from
2) is it a legal source of fund? If so, please show some proof.
3) What is your job? does it match with the fund you have?
4)is the fund pay by a 3rd party? who is the 3rd party? the identity of the 3rd party? where did the 3rd party get the fund from? why is he/she pay for you?
5) if it is an inheritance or gift, can you show the proof? If it is a sale of an asset, can you show some proof?
6) if the fund is suspicious, the receiver has to inform the police and Internal affairs. There is a standard reporting process for every transaction going through the trust accounts.8) An independent body will be set up within the firm to monitor compliance with anti-money laundering process.
Another finance/remittance case will be before the Court under the same charge of money laundering:
The above cases will serve as a warning (big) for people who handle this kind of money, i think some law firms will not want to handle some conveyancing files which involve cash buying from overseas buyers, especially identity of the buyers are not previously known to them or they will have to do a lot of clients due diligent ..... The effective date will be 1 July 2018. .....haha
The penalty is no joke. The director/ partner can be personally prosecuted (criminally) and not just civil liabilities under the Act.