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All year, we’ve been sharing information about a scam hitting companies all over the world, where very clever and resourceful scammers impersonate bosses and extract money on false pretenses. The best protection against this kind of fraud is education, and while law enforcement are doing their best to let people know about the scam, the number of victims is only increasing, and law enforcement estimates that the scammers have drained $1.2 billion worldwide from businesses’ bank accounts. The scam itself is very simple: our fake e-mail up top sums up the basics.

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    04/30/2024 - 6:51 pm | View Link
  • Scammers stole $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, FBI report says
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    04/30/2024 - 7:17 am | View Link
  • Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says
    WASHINGTON -- Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday that shows a rise in losses through increasingly sophisticated criminal ...
    04/30/2024 - 4:58 am | View Link
  • Drivers warned about fake parking fine notices being left on vehicles by scammers
    The fraudulent fines, which are being placed on windscreens by scammers in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, claim to be from 'Parking Control Management Ltd'. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council also issued a ...
    04/24/2024 - 10:58 pm | View Link
  • Americans lose millions to wire transfer fraud. Could banks do more to stop it?
    "Their job is to protect our investments," said one man whose bank account was drained of $15,000. "Otherwise, what's the point of putting it with a bank?" ...
    04/18/2024 - 10:45 am | View Link
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