A360SYRIA FIELD FILES
ARCHIVE
SYRIA / 2016
FINANCIAL EVIDENCE LEDGER

Amounts are not transactions.

Nine reviewed entries, separated by what each source actually records. A payment request, an instrument face value, a receipt claim and a weekly cost estimate carry different evidentiary weight.

MENTIONED

8 records

Face values, allowance/receipt claims, estimates, order totals and invoice figures.

REQUESTED

1 request

The $650 application and matching chat form one linked evidentiary group.

CONFIRMED

Not established

No completed payment is independently confirmed in these reviewed entries. This does not mean no money moved.

No combined funding total. Currency, time unit, document type, duplicate relationships and settlement status differ. Summing these entries would be misleading.

9 ledger entries

Selected financial evidence · updated 25 October 2026 · no row independently confirms settlement
Entry / sourceAmount / unitDate in sourceWhat it recordsCompletionEvidence
FIN-001Foreign-transfer application650 USDone requested transfer19 June 2016Payment requestedTransfer applicationNot independently confirmed
FIN-002ANZ-branded cheque-like instrument500,000 USDinstrument face valueHandwritten date; reading and date convention not verifiedAmount mentionedFace-value claimNot independently confirmed
FIN-003Purported fighter/household allowance form100 USDone form totalDate not independently resolvedAmount mentionedAllowance claimNot independently confirmed
FIN-004Separate purported allowance form200 USDone form totalDate not independently resolvedAmount mentionedAllowance claimNot independently confirmed
FIN-005Purported handover receipt750 USDreceipt amountDate not independently resolvedAmount mentionedReceipt claimNot independently confirmed
FIN-006Purported reward/spoils handover receipt200 USDreceipt amountHandwritten Hijri date; reading and Gregorian conversion not verifiedAmount mentionedReceipt claimNot independently confirmed
FIN-007Hadalat medical-point medication estimate3,000 USDper week, approximateReport includes activity for 26–31 May 2016; estimate period not independently auditedAmount mentionedRecurring cost estimateNot independently confirmed
FIN-008German-language radio-cable order369.82 EURone order totalNo date visible in the supplied excerptAmount mentionedSupplier orderNot independently confirmed
FIN-009Apparent laptop invoice350 · currency not establishedone invoice figureDate not confidently readAmount mentionedInvoice figureNot independently confirmed

Scope: selected amounts supported by the current review, not a complete accounting extraction. Additional handwritten lists remain uncoded where amount, currency, date or relationship is uncertain. Protected individual-record bodies are not exposed by the ledger; some amounts rely on the original-file review.

Read each entry in context.

FIN-001 · Matched account records

Foreign-transfer application

650 USD · one requested transfer

The beneficiary account in the application matches the account shown in the messaging screenshot. A visible chat date separator is not the transfer date.

Direction and parties

Requested transfer to a German beneficiary account; payer and account ownership not independently verified.

What it establishes

Payment requested · Transfer application. Completed payment: not independently confirmed.

Limits

No bank acceptance, settlement confirmation, receipt or ultimate purpose established. Bank-routing institutions are not evidence of a donor.

Duplicates and relationships

The chat is supporting evidence for this same request, not a second payment. The same application also shows a 461.500-dinar equivalent and a 478.308-dinar total including listed charges; these are not additional independent payments. Currency code has not been independently confirmed.

What would verify it

Original transfer record, bank-confirmed settlement, verified account ownership at the relevant date, and documented purpose.

Source records

FIN-002 · Separate instrument

ANZ-branded cheque-like instrument

500,000 USD · instrument face value

A photograph of an instrument purporting to represent US$500,000.

Direction and parties

Bearer-style wording; payer, legitimate recipient and any actual movement unverified.

What it establishes

Amount mentioned · Face-value claim. Completed payment: not independently confirmed.

Limits

No authentication, available balance, deposit, clearance or completed payment established. The photograph alone also does not prove forgery.

Duplicates and relationships

No demonstrated bridge to FIN-001 or the purported ISIS administrative records. Do not add its face value to the $650 request.

What would verify it

Issuer/bank authentication, original instrument, and independently confirmed clearance or rejection.

Source records

External reporting: a reported name match

The archive contributor reports that the name on the unredacted cheque image matches Mounzer Kheder, whom SBS also identifies as “Monza Coder”. This reported match has not been independently verified by this archive. The public image retains its privacy redactions.

In its investigation published 9 September 2019, SBS reported that a displaced Syrian family paid $9,570 for promised Australian immigration assistance. SBS reported that Kheder admitted receiving money but denied wrongdoing; the Australian Labor Party confirmed that he had never been a Labor MP.

Read the SBS News investigation: Melbourne man posing as Australian MP cons displaced Syrians in visa scam ↗

Limits: The article does not establish ownership of the email address discussed by the contributor, a connection to this cheque, or a criminal conviction. A matching name alone does not identify the writer or recipient, authenticate the instrument, establish that $500,000 changed hands, or connect the reported visa payments to this faction.

FIN-003 · Purported internal records

Purported fighter/household allowance form

100 USD · one form total

A $100 total was recorded during review of the supplied original. The public copy protects the body of this individual record.

Direction and parties

Purported internal allowance allocation; individual identities withheld.

What it establishes

Amount mentioned · Allowance claim. Completed payment: not independently confirmed.

Limits

Authorship, beneficiary, entitlement period and actual payment remain unverified. Blank printed categories are not populated facts.

Duplicates and relationships

Do not assume the same beneficiary, period or transaction as FIN-004. Possession of the form does not establish the compiler’s affiliation.

What would verify it

Checked Arabic transcription, period and beneficiary reconciliation, source authentication, and evidence of actual disbursement.

Source records

FIN-004 · Purported internal records

Separate purported allowance form

200 USD · one form total

A $200 total was recorded during original review. The public individual-record body is protected.

Direction and parties

Purported internal allowance allocation; individual identities withheld.

What it establishes

Amount mentioned · Allowance claim. Completed payment: not independently confirmed.

Limits

No independent confirmation of authorship, beneficiary, period or payment.

Duplicates and relationships

Separate document from FIN-003; no verified shared beneficiary or non-overlapping accounting period. Do not infer a combined payroll total.

What would verify it

Checked Arabic transcription and reconciliation of beneficiary, period, duplicates and actual disbursement.

Source records

FIN-005 · Purported internal records

Purported handover receipt

750 USD · receipt amount

The signed/stamped source image contains a $750 amount recorded in the original review. Its public copy protects individual details.

Direction and parties

Purported internal handover; parties and their roles not independently verified.

What it establishes

Amount mentioned · Receipt claim. Completed payment: not independently confirmed.

Limits

A receipt claims a handover; it is not independent confirmation that it occurred. Authenticity and actual payment remain unverified.

Duplicates and relationships

No account match or demonstrated link to the German-account request or the cheque image.

What would verify it

Authentication, checked transcription, verified transaction parties and corroborating handover/accounting records.

Source records

FIN-006 · Purported internal records

Purported reward/spoils handover receipt

200 USD · receipt amount

Original image reviewed again for this ledger: a reward/spoils-related receipt contains a handwritten $200 amount. Its public body is redacted.

Direction and parties

Purported internal handover; personal identifiers withheld.

What it establishes

Amount mentioned · Receipt claim. Completed payment: not independently confirmed.

Limits

The source’s claim is not proof of completed payment, authenticity or the recipient’s affiliation.

Duplicates and relationships

The same face amount as FIN-004 is not proof of the same transaction or a second independent payment. Relationship and accounting overlap are unresolved.

What would verify it

Checked handwriting and date review, authentication, and reconciliation against the other internal records.

Source records

FIN-007 · Logistics and services

Hadalat medical-point medication estimate

3,000 USD · per week, approximate

The supplied English medical report says weekly medicine costs were about $3,000. This is a reported operating-cost estimate.

Direction and parties

Claimed medication costs for a medical point; donor, payer and supplier payment chain not established.

What it establishes

Amount mentioned · Recurring cost estimate. Completed payment: not independently confirmed.

Limits

Not an invoice, bank transaction or verified weekly expenditure. Translation quality and underlying cost records require review.

Duplicates and relationships

A weekly rate cannot be added to single instrument values or transfer requests. It does not establish nonprofit funding or diversion.

What would verify it

Checked Arabic translation, dated supplier invoices, underlying accounts and payment records.

Source records

FIN-008 · Logistics and services

German-language radio-cable order

369.82 EUR · one order total

Original reviewed again: the displayed Gesamtsumme is EUR 369.82. The excerpt lists three cable lines, a transaction fee and shipping.

Direction and parties

Radio supplier named in a German-language order; purchaser, delivery destination and payment method not established.

What it establishes

Amount mentioned · Supplier order. Completed payment: not independently confirmed.

Limits

An order confirmation does not prove payment, shipment, receipt or a faction relationship.

Duplicates and relationships

Line totals 179.90 + 67.90 + 108.30, fee 6.77 and shipping 6.95 equal EUR 369.82. The displayed EUR 59.05 VAT is included, not an additional charge. A German-language order does not establish a link to the German beneficiary account in FIN-001.

What would verify it

Dated original order, payment confirmation, purchaser identification and delivery documentation.

Source records

FIN-009 · Logistics and services

Apparent laptop invoice

350 currency not established · one invoice figure

Original reviewed again: the total-price field contains 350. A currency symbol/code is not clearly established in the available image.

Direction and parties

Apparent commercial laptop purchase; payer, recipient and payment not independently established.

What it establishes

Amount mentioned · Invoice figure. Completed payment: not independently confirmed.

Limits

Do not label this USD or convert it to another currency. An invoice is not proof of settlement. Customer identifiers are not reproduced in this ledger.

Duplicates and relationships

No demonstrated account or transaction match to the transfer request, cheque image or internal allowance papers.

What would verify it

Clear original invoice, confirmed currency and date, payment evidence and any justified link to the wider archive.

Source records

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