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**How to Report Suspicious Transactions in Germany**
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In Germany, reporting suspicious transactions is a crucial step in preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. The Central Office for Financial Transaction Investigations (FIU) is responsible for receiving and analyzing reports of suspected money laundering.

### Who Needs to Report?

According to the Money Laundering Act (GwG), various bodies such as:
* Banks
* Insurance companies
* Real estate agents

are obligated to report any suspicious transactions to the FIU. This includes situations where there are clues indicating that an asset originates from a crime or is intended to finance terrorism.

### The FIU's Database

The FIU's database has grown significantly over the years, with:
* 144,005 reports submitted in 2020 alone
* Despite this large number of reports, the success rate for convictions remains low, with only 79 verdicts obtained in 2020, corresponding to a rate of 0.6%

### Your Rights Vis-a-Vis the FIU

If you suspect that your personal data is stored in the FIU's database, you have the right to:
* Ask whether it holds information about you
* Request rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing in accordance with Section 37 of the GwG

To exercise your rights, contact the FIU at:

### FIU Contact Information

* Generalzolldirektion
Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)
Postfach 85 05 55
51030 Köln
* Telephone: +49 (0)351 44834-55
* E-Mail: [info.fiu@zoll.de](mailto:info.fiu@zoll.de)

### Reporting Infringements

If you suspect an infringement of your personal data by the FIU, you can lodge a complaint with the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI).

### BfDI Contact Information

* Der Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit
Graurheindorfer Str. 153 
53117 Bonn