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‘Rinsed is a triumph. If you want to understand how the chaotic world around us really works, read this book!’
MILES JOHNSON, AUTHOR OF CHASING SHADOWS

‘A riveting look at not only the nuts and bolts of cons and crimes but the techniques detectives use to stalk cyber criminals’
FINANCIAL TIMES

‘Gripping’
THE ECONOMIST

For as long as people have been stealing money, there has been an industry ready to wash it. But what happened when our economy went digital? How does the global underworld wash its dirty money in the Internet age?

Rinsed reveals how organized crooks have joined forces with the world’s most sophisticated cybercriminals. The result: a vast virtual money-laundering machine too intelligent for most authorities to crack. Through a series of jaw-dropping cases and interviews with insiders at all levels of the system, Geoff White shows how thieves are uniting to successfully get away with the most atrocious crimes on an unprecedented scale.

The book follows money from the outrageous luxury of Dubai hotels to sleepy backwaters of coastal Ireland, from the backstreets of Nigeria to the secretive zones of North Korea, to investigate this new cyber supercartel. Through first-hand accounts from the victims of their devastating crimes, White uncovers the extraordinary true story of hi-tech laundering – and exposes its terrible human cost.

‘Rinsed is as twisty, colourful and terrifyingly eye-opening as the people White investigates. You’ll never look at wealth, technology and crime in the same way’
CARA MCGOOGAN, AUTHOR OF THE POISON LINE

‘A gripping look at the battle between cops and criminals on the new frontier of financial crime’
BRADLEY HOPE, CO-AUTHOR OF BILLION DOLLAR WHALE

Publisher Review

Geoff White takes you on an eye-popping global safari through the twilight zone of modern organised crime. Grippingly told and meticulously researched, at different times both hilarious and horrifying, RINSED is a triumph. If you want to understand how the chaotic world around us really works, read this book! — Miles Johnson * author of Chasing Shadows: A True Story of Drugs, War and the Secret World of International Crime * This is a gripping and surprising true-crime drama without – so far – a happy ending. Cracking down on modern money laundering has to be central to any counter-crime strategy — Professor Sir David Omand * King”s College London and former Director of GCHQ * Geoff White brings the shady and obscure world of illicit finance alive in Rinsed, a gripping book that pits fiendishly clever crime bosses and their stomach-churning schemes, against ingenious detectives who painstakingly unravel a whole new frontier of crime. From the nephew of Pablo Escobar discovering decomposed cash in the walls of his mansion to the dark web entrepreneur who cements his conviction with a photo taken on his smart glasses, Rinsed is as twisty, colourful and terrifyingly eye-opening as the people White investigates. You’ll never look at wealth, technology and crime in the same way — Cara McGoogan * author of The Poison Line, and host of award-winning podcast Bed of Lies * Geoff White takes readers on a globe-trotting investigation into the dark world of high-tech money laundering. From drug cartels to crypto-savvy hackers, White shows how today’s digital innovations are supercharging the age-old crimes of washing and moving dirty money. A gripping look at the battle between cops and criminals on the new frontier of financial crime — Bradley Hope * co-author of Billion Dollar Whale and author of The Rebel and the Kingdom *