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Australia, New Zealand Take A Hard BEC Scam Hit

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While the business email compromise (BEC) scam is a global pain point for businesses, this week's B2B Data Digest looks at the latest figures in B2B payments fraud and finds BEC heating up in one particular region: Australia and New Zealand. million erroneous payment resulting from a BEC scam. In total, about $104.5

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Study Sees BEC Scams Gaining Ground

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Agari said the payroll diversion scams are on the rise, and are gaining traction as a result of social engineering. Agari told the site that the payroll diversion scam has gained favor among scam artists, allowing fraudsters to have better control over the scam itself, as there is no need for outside vendors.

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Business Email Scam Losses Now Top $12 Billion

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Federal Bureau of Investigation released a public service announcement this week warning that business email compromise (BEC) scams are on the rise. The total value of funds redirected as a result of a BEC scam has now topped $12 billion, the FBI said, updating previous warnings of the scam and including data up to May 2018.

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: FBI Wire Fraud Warning

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The FBI is warning about the increasing risk of wire transfer fraud. As part of its newly launched public awareness campaign on wire transfer fraud, the FBI provided tips to help companies detect and fight the threats. Billion | The amount hackers have attempted to steal from businesses using wire fraud between October 2013-May 2016.

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India’s Call Centers Are Becoming Avenues To Scam Americans

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Increasingly, it is designed to scam consumers. The call center worker said that, if the person seems scared or fell for the scam, they would tell them to purchase thousands of dollars in iTunes cards to prevent being thrown in jail. NYT noted this scam is being tracked by the U.S.

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Fraud? Maybe Not, But Some Questionable Expenses Indeed

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The findings came from a survey of 2,000 individuals between 2013 to 2018. In examples of the ill-famed business email compromise ( BEC ) scams that seem to make frequent headlines, $1 million was transferred from the Save the Children Foundation. The FBI noted that as much as $12.5

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Hacker Tracker: Identity Fraud On The Rise

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. …………… Here are other top cybersecurity stories that made headlines this past week: One Million Gmail Users Affected By Google Docs Phishing Scam. percent of total users) were affected by an email phishing scam. FBI Sees Wire Fraud Via Email Grow In 2016. billion across organizations.