PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

According to Anadolu Agency , Turkey's state-run news agency, prosecutors issued the warrant after a joint probe by Turkish financial crime investigators and tax authorities into a reported $132 million money laundering scheme in Turkey, the AP reported. the Associated Press (AP) reported. There are also 2.3

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

However, in the past month alone, PYMNTS Bitcoin Daily has reported on nearly a dozen different scams and schemes involving bitcoin or other cybercurrencies. The Pandemic Is Making Scams Worse . As PYMNTS’ Preventing Financial Crimes Playbook recently noted, the U.S. For example, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

As researchers at Agari reported, business email compromise (BEC) attacks have been going mobile. As reported in Credit Union Times , the attacks are still done through email, but also look for mobile number details to “better coerce” intended victims to funnel funds to bad actors’ accounts. phone number.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

BEC, the acronym for business email compromise scams, is getting its share of attention. That comes in the wake of BEC scams that are growing as a threat to companies of all sizes and industries as they conduct B2B operations. firms have lost more than $5 billion to BEC scams.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

This new reality isn’t without its challenges for financial services providers, however, with security and fraud mitigation among the largest concerns. By definition, real-time payments give financial institutions (FIs) almost no time to analyze and authenticate a transaction to prevent fraud and other financial crimes.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

In the latest Data Drivers, David Divitt, vice president of financial crime products at Vocalink , told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that there’s some light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to battling the bad guys. Cybercrime and financial crimes were the most common offenses, Webster stated. “It Consider the $1.45

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

To that end, phishing attacks, more commonly known as business email compromises (BECs), have been aimed at Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) officials at credit unions. Krebs on Security noted that the emails sent to officials at the United States credit unions looked like they were being sent by other BSA officials.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

As for other avenues, business email compromise showed up mightily, experienced by 77 percent of organizations in 2017. The study showed that checks are the most preferred conduit of fraudulent activity, with 74 percent of respondents reporting that type of attack.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

As much as $1 trillion is lost to financial crimes annually, according to the World Economic Forum — and that does not begin to take into account the land grab that undoubtedly increased as so much more commerce and banking moved into the online realm over the past eight months. Spray And Pray. What Lies Ahead.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

BEC Scams In Australia. The fraud is perhaps more commonly known as business email compromise (BEC). The site quoted Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) Deputy Chair Delia Rickard, who stated, “It’s a scam that targets all kinds of businesses, including charities and local sporting clubs.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2018

Business scams are nothing new. This past week saw the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announce a new law enforcement initiative that focuses on bad actors who seek to commit crimes against small businesses. Want more proof of email as a favorite scamming tool?

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