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FBI: BEC Scams Stole $1.2B In 2018
FBI: BEC Scams Stole $1.2B In 2018
April 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

BEC scams are proving lucrative, according to recent FBI reports, which found that the bad guys’ haul doubled in 2018 over 2017. Separately, in Ireland, students...

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Data Dive, Criminality Edition: Fingerprints And Wire Fraud And Money Laundering (Oh My!)
Data Dive, Criminality Edition: Fingerprints And Wire Fraud And Money Laundering (Oh My!)
April 15, 2019  |  Data Dive

Not every innovation is a good innovation. Some, like the pet rock, are merely fads. Others, like the iPhone, are change-the-world impactful. Then there are...

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Michael Avenatti Arrested For Bank, Wire Fraud
Michael Avenatti Arrested For Bank, Wire Fraud
March 26, 2019  |  Legal

Attorney Michael Avenatti has been charged in two federal cases with wire and bank fraud, as well as allegedly attempting to extort more than $20...

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Huawei CFO Charged With Bank Fraud
Huawei CFO Charged With Bank Fraud
January 29, 2019  |  Legal

U.S. prosecutors have filed criminal charges against China’s largest technology company, accusing it of stealing trade secrets and committing bank fraud. Get the Full Story...

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US Charges Iranian Hackers For SamSam Cyberattack
US Charges Iranian Hackers For SamSam Cyberattack
November 29, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The United States has indicted two Iranians for launching a major cyberattack using the ransomware “SamSam.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Invoice Fraud Hits Microsoft?
Invoice Fraud Hits Microsoft?
October 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Invoice fraud — changing details so that money is routed to fraudsters’ bank accounts — may have hit Microsoft through one of its own employees. Elsewhere,...

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Fraudsters Accused In $364M Ponzi Debt Scheme
Fraudsters Accused In $364M Ponzi Debt Scheme
September 20, 2018  |  Legal

Federal prosecutors have charged three men who allegedly ran a $364 million Ponzi scheme. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Standard Chartered Woes Extend To Expense Account Fraud
Standard Chartered Woes Extend To Expense Account Fraud
June 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Standard Chartered’s ongoing investigation into various forms of misconduct has uncovered expense account fraud of an eye-popping nature. In the meantime, the AFP finds that...

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State Street Corp. Ex-EVP Accused Of Wire Fraud
State Street Corp. Ex-EVP Accused Of Wire Fraud
June 05, 2018  |  Legal

A former executive at State Street Corp. is set to stand trial for allegedly defrauding the bank’s clients by charging them secret commissions on billions...

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