fraud

Fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law, a criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.

FTC Tosses Payday Lender From Industry, Frees Debtors

FTC Tosses Payday Lender From Industry, Frees Debtors
FTC Tosses Payday Lender From Industry, Frees Debtors
February 12, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

An online payday lending scheme operating under several different names was banned from the industry and debts owed to it wiped from the books, the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Marks New Record High Above $48,000; Miami Mayor Offers To Pay Workers With Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Marks New Record High Above $48,000; Miami Mayor Offers To Pay Workers...
February 11, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin hit a new record Thursday (Feb. 11), surging past $48,000, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Fraudsters Use Telegram To Execute Restaurant Scam
Fraudsters Use Telegram To Execute Restaurant Scam
February 11, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Digital trust and safety company Sift has discovered a new method of fraud in which scammers use the Telegram messaging technology to steal from eateries...

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Yellen Sounds Alarm On Crypto Fraud; Puts ID Verification In Spotlight
Yellen Sounds Alarm On Crypto Fraud; Puts ID Verification In Spotlight
February 11, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Rampant cyberattacks. Crypto in the service of dark money. The risks of bad actors using digital means to steal and to sow carnage across the...

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Amazon, Salvatore Ferragamo Sue Alleged Counterfeiters In Joint Lawsuits
Amazon, Salvatore Ferragamo Sue Alleged Counterfeiters In Joint Lawsuits
February 11, 2021  |  Retail

Amazon and Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. jointly filed two lawsuits against four people and three entities for allegedly counterfeiting the latter company’s merchandise, according to a Thursday...

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Hide And Seek: Geolocation Helps Uncover Fraudsters’ Identities
Hide And Seek: Geolocation Helps Uncover Fraudsters’ Identities
February 11, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Fraudsters follow the money. Take, for example, the Super Bowl. About half of all Americans were expected to place some kind of wager on the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Payment Platform Celo Raises $20 Million; Europol Arrests Eight Over Celeb SIM Swap Hack
Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Payment Platform Celo Raises $20 Million; Europol Arrests Eight Over Celeb SIM...
February 10, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Open-source decentralized finance (DeFi) blockchain ecosystem Celo raised $20 million from partners including Andreessen Horowitz, Greenfield One and Electric Capital, according to a press release. This...

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Bitcoin Daily: Central Banks Should Ban Bitcoin, Former British MP Says; Women Arrested After Trying To Pay Murder-For-Hire Site In Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Central Banks Should Ban Bitcoin, Former British MP Says; Women Arrested After Trying...
February 09, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Former British Parliament member Nick Boles called on central banks to ban bitcoin, in a tweet Tuesday (Feb. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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