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.

Bitcoin Daily: CoreLedger To Tokenize Argentinian Agriculture On Blockchain; Europol Arrests Crime Ring For Crypto Investor Scam

Bitcoin Daily: CoreLedger To Tokenize Argentinian Agriculture On Blockchain; Europol Arrests Crime Ring For Crypto Investor Scam
Bitcoin Daily: CoreLedger To Tokenize Argentinian Agriculture On Blockchain; Europol Arrests Crime Ring For Crypto...
January 28, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Argentinian farmers, struggling amid a spate of hyperinflation and the economic effects of the pandemic, could end up finding relief through tokenization of agricultural assets...

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Keeping Cybercrooks Out Of Digital-First Banking
Keeping Cybercrooks Out Of Digital-First Banking
January 28, 2021  |  Banking

PYMNTS recently reported Federal Trade Commission (FTC) figures finding, “More than 200,000 Americans were scammed out of $145 million relating to the pandemic since the...

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New Data: Twice As Many Online Shoppers Believe Credit Cards Are More Secure Than Debit Cards
New Data: Twice As Many Online Shoppers Believe Credit Cards Are More Secure Than Debit...
January 28, 2021  |  Credit Cards

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Bitcoin Daily: California Man Jailed For Defrauding Crypto Investors Of Over $20 Million; Bitcoin Falls Below $30,000
Bitcoin Daily: California Man Jailed For Defrauding Crypto Investors Of Over $20 Million; Bitcoin Falls...
January 27, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Jerry Ji Guo was sentenced to six months in jail for defrauding investors of over $20 million in a fraudulent initial coin offering scheme, according...

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Affinity Federal Credit Union On The Importance Of Accelerating Digital Transformations
Affinity Federal Credit Union On The Importance Of Accelerating Digital Transformations
January 27, 2021  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions (CUs) have lots of data on their members but not always the access to the right digital tools to glean the insights needed...

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Calif. Seeks Federal Help With Massive ID Fraud Within Unemployment Claims
Calif. Seeks Federal Help With Massive ID Fraud Within Unemployment Claims
January 26, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Sophisticated identity thieves from Russia and Nigeria are being blamed for a spate of fraudulent unemployment claims that may have caused as much as $30...

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Real-Time Networks Getting Really Serious About Fraud In 2021
Real-Time Networks Getting Really Serious About Fraud In 2021
January 26, 2021  |  Real-Time Payments

As real-time payment (RTP) schemes move from pilot to implementation worldwide, cybercrooks follow, drawn by the lure of instant ill-gotten gains at scale. Get the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Russian Government Bans Officials From Holding Crypto; BuyUCoin Hack Leaks Private Data Of 325,000 Users
Bitcoin Daily: Russian Government Bans Officials From Holding Crypto; BuyUCoin Hack Leaks Private Data Of...
January 25, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Russia’s Ministry of Labor has banned federal and local governmental officials — and their spouses and underage children — from holding digital currencies, CoinDesk reported....

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