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.

Police Allege Money Launderers Are Using Chinese eCommerce Sites To Move Money

Police Allege Money Launderers Are Using Chinese eCommerce Sites To Move Money
Police Allege Money Launderers Are Using Chinese eCommerce Sites To Move Money
September 16, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Chinese authorities have made a series of arrests alleging more than $2 billion was laundered at offshore gambling sites through faux eCommerce purchases. Get the...

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Bitcoin Daily: India Eyes Crypto Trading Ban; Japanese Crytpo Exchange Sues Binance Claiming It Accepted Hacked Funds
Bitcoin Daily: India Eyes Crypto Trading Ban; Japanese Crytpo Exchange Sues Binance Claiming It Accepted...
September 15, 2020  |  Bitcoin

India intends to propose legislation prohibiting digital currency trading, while other economies in Asia have opted to regulate the market, Bloomberg Qint reported. Get the...

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Decisioning AI Targets Friendly Fraud
Decisioning AI Targets Friendly Fraud
September 15, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

Such immense effort is expended fighting determined fraudsters that it’s easy to minimize friendly fraud — a frustrating state of affairs that leaves financial institutions...

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Biometric ID Gains Trust Via Transparency
Biometric ID Gains Trust Via Transparency
September 15, 2020  |  Authentication

PYMNTS’ research finds that more than 65 percent of consumers used digital channels to open accounts in the past year. That’s not so much a...

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Ernst & Young CEO Expresses Regret Over Wirecard
Ernst & Young CEO Expresses Regret Over Wirecard
September 15, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

EY’s global chairman and CEO has expressed regret over the accounting firm’s failure to uncover fraud sooner at Wirecard AG, the bankrupt German payment company....

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Report: Digital ID’s Role In Boosting Trust In The Sharing Economy
Report: Digital ID’s Role In Boosting Trust In The Sharing Economy
September 15, 2020  |  Authentication

More than 32 million U.S. consumers move every year, with the major moving season ending in September. Consumers who use storage sharing platforms to stash...

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Bitcoin Daily: CFTC Charges Four In Alleged Crypto Scam; ECB Gets First Collectible Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: CFTC Charges Four In Alleged Crypto Scam; ECB Gets First Collectible Crypto
September 14, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a complaint in a Texas U.S. District Court against four people for allegedly “fraudulently soliciting funds” from individuals to...

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UK Regulator Ends Half Its Money Laundering Probes Without Prosecuting
UK Regulator Ends Half Its Money Laundering Probes Without Prosecuting
September 14, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

The United Kingdom’s financial regulator has closed the book on seven of 14 criminal investigations into the breach of money laundering rules, the Financial Times...

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