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FinCEN Issues Warning About COVID-19 Vaccine Scams, Cyberattacks

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Further, FinCEN said phishing schemes could surface targeting people with fraudulent vaccine information, the sale of unapproved and illegally marketed vaccines and the sale of counterfeit versions of approved vaccines. There have already been ransomware attacks aimed at medical research facilities working on vaccinations.

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Are High-Security Checks Worth It?

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In fact, on February 27, 2023, FinCEN issued a report warning financial institutions of the rise in mail theft-related check fraud. According to the FTC via Statista, 2022 saw the loss of $178 million due to check fraud – ranking it even higher than payment app and payment service-based fraud at $163m.

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