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Secret Service Launches Task Force To Fight Cyber Fraud

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financial infrastructure by tracking fraudulent wire transfers, counterfeit checks and combating counterfeit currency,” the release states. Meanwhile, “traditional financial crimes investigators worked to secure and protect the U.S.

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Business Email Scams Spin Even Wider Webs

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While the continued strength of BEC scammers may not come as a surprise, the research finds that the scam no longer only reigns in targets with a request for wire transfer. While 54 percent of those scams involved wire transfers, more than a third targeted check payments. ” Payroll is another popular target for fraudsters.

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‘Scattered Canary’ BEC Scams Aim At US Firms

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The scam involves communications from fraudsters impersonating company officials, suppliers or vendors, instructing unwitting victims to wire funds to accounts they have set up. The group’s genesis traces to West Africa in 2008, where Craigslist was used as a conduit to send counterfeit checks.