Trade-based money laundering practice
TBML Lab™
Investigate a trade-based money laundering case. Compare trade documents, test the price and route, and build a defensible escalation using a fictional case file.
Fictional case · Free with a learner account · 25–40 minutes · No real customers, firms or funds
- Six trade documents to compare
- Price benchmarks and a customs ruling
- Vessel tracking for the voyage
- The customer’s account and reply
What you will practise
- Flag the documentsFind the fields that do not agree across the credit, invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin and customs declaration.
- Test the priceCalculate the price variance and the indicative value gap, with assumptions.
- Check the routeDecide what an undocumented port call means for the file.
- Read the accountSpot the payment that does not fit the trade.
- Ask safelyRequest information in the normal course, without tipping off.
- Separate facts from claimsTest the customer’s explanations against the evidence.
- DecideChoose the step the evidence supports.
- EscalateWrite the note to the MLRO and compare it with a model answer.
How TBML Lab works
You get a brief, a customer profile and an evidence workspace. Seven stages are scored when you submit them, with explanations of what the evidence shows. The escalation note is self-reviewed against a model and checklist, and you can revise it. Your first attempt is your score; you can practise again afterwards. Your progress is saved to your learner account. Use only the fictional case details; do not enter real customer or personal information.
Who it is for
Learners on the Trade-Based Money Laundering in Practice course, trade finance and compliance staff, and anyone preparing for a role in trade AML who wants hands-on practice.
Open the case
The case is free for every registered learner. Sign in to save your progress and open the case below. For the strongest preparation, complete Lessons 1 to 7 of the free Trade-Based Money Laundering in Practice course first.
Practise trade-based financial crime review for free. Create a LearnAML learner account to save your progress and use TBML Lab. No payment is required.
Questions
What progress is saved?
Your answers, attempts, scores and written practice notes are saved with your learner account so you can return to the case. They remain while your account is active and are removed when the account is deleted or through a verified personal-data erasure request. You can request an export through LearnAML support. Use fictional case information only.
Is the case real?
No. All people, companies, ports and figures are fictional, and amounts are in a fictional currency unit (CU).
Do I need to finish the course first?
We recommend Lessons 1 to 7 first: the case uses document, price, route, account, enquiry and escalation skills. You can also use it independently as a registered learner.
Does TBML Lab give a certificate?
No. TBML Lab is practice. The course certificate is awarded on completing the course and passing its final assessment.
Does it replace my institution’s procedures?
No. Feedback explains the evidence in the case and the exercise policy. Always follow your institution’s procedures and your MLRO’s decisions.