PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

And through the latest scam, as detailed by the country’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, he was able to use the fictitious name “Akinwunmi Sorinmade” in order to open two bank accounts. He had access to both the internet and to his phone. With those accounts he then bought a luxury car and homes.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Their lives can be turned upside down and their finances ruined when they become victims of clever scam artists. Despite numerous studies and newspaper headlines informing us about the scams that fraudsters perpetrate, most of us don’t think we can easily be tricked into handing over money to criminals. Case 1: CryptoRom.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Home Blog FICO APP Scams: What Impact Will the PSR’s Proposals in the UK Have? million stolen through fraud in the UK last year, payment scams (or authorised push payment fraud or APP scams) accounted for 41%. The vast media attention on the various types of payment scams has helped keep awareness high.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 22, 2024

In its Annual Fraud Report 2024 , UK Finance detailed the amount its members reported as stolen through payment fraud and scams, with a primary focus on authorised push payment (APP) fraud and unauthorised fraud. Purchase scams Although less money was stolen, the total number of APP cases was up 12 per cent to 232,429.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

For many consumers and businesses, the ability to quickly send money directly from their bank account is a win in terms of convenience, but it isn’t without risk, when it comes to fraud and other types of financial crime. How RealTime Payments Impact Financial Crime. Tackling Fraud in Real Time Payments.

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FICO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The money mule moves stolen funds to a participant in the scam via an instant funds transfer or wire transfer, and the money is often unrecoverable and untraceable. . Criminals are targeting Arizona’s large elder population, cooped up in quarantine, to become money mules, exploiting victims’ loneliness and financial stress.

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FICO

JUNE 14, 2022

At the last FICO World in 2019, a speaker from a UK bank talked about the increase of scams that were impacting them and their customers. It was a very popular session, but it seemed not many delegates had the degree of exposure to scams that some of the UK banks had experienced. It Isn’t Just a Pandemic – There’s Also a Scamdemic!

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