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Fraudsters Try New Spins On The BEC Scam

PYMNTS

Fraudsters are adding new twists to what has become an increasingly common scam targeting businesses’ B2B payments activity. Separate analysis from Singapore warned that monetary losses associated with BEC scams that specifically instruct targeted employees to send gift card redemption details are on the rise, too.

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The Big Spike In ‘CEO Fraud’

PYMNTS

All in, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received a total of 467,361 complaints, with reported losses exceeding $3.5 As for the scams themselves, those varied widely both in terms of tactics and targets. billion (or slightly over half) of all losses tracked in 2019.

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European Card Fraud 2020: UK Shrinks Fraud Losses by £46M

FICO

FICO’s European Fraud Map for 2020, based on data from Euromonitor International , shows that the UK achieved the greatest fall in card fraud monetary losses among the 18 countries studied, dropping 7 percent and £46 million year-on-year. Norway Sees Massive Rise from Phishing Attacks. Source: FICO European Fraud Map. .