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Middleman Admits Involvement
- Tadashi Sasaki gave the podcast his first on-record interview admitting involvement in a transfer scheme.
- He described being approached in Japan to find recipients for a massive Swiss transfer and traveling to Sri Lanka to help.
Billion-Euro Transfer Attempt
- The hackers originally attempted to move about one billion euros via a depository transfer check system.
- Sasaki and others hoped to earn a one percent fee but missed obvious red flags about laundering risks.
Sri Lanka Meeting With Charity
- Sasaki met Shalika Parera in Sri Lanka and tried to get a bank to accept the deposit transfer cheque.
- The bank couldn't make it work and Sasaki left, while Shalika later said he contacted her about a $20m plan.