Fraud
Fraud
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Victims of Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme will soon get another $372 million in payouts, bringing the total amount distributed from a government fund to more than $4 billion since the collapse of the fraudster's company in 2008.
September 28 -
Russian billionaire Petr Aven, fighting a U.K. investigation for evading sanctions, used companies supposed to manage expenses for his luxury mansion as a personal "piggy bank," according to British authorities.
September 27 -
Financial institutions continue to push back against efforts to be held liable when a consumer is tricked into sending a payment that later turns out to be a scam.
September 26 -
The document automation company Ocrolus recently launched a new version of its fraud detection platform. Here's how it works and what other services lenders should consider.
September 14 -
Though fewer people are writing checks, banks of all sizes are seeing a massive increase in check fraud since 2020. Recouping losses from bad checks is pitting banks against each other, and regulators may have to weigh in.
September 1 -
Former Goldman banker Brijesh Goel was arrested last month for insider trading. His friend, ex-Barclays trader Akshay Niranjan, is "co-conspirator 1" in the criminal complaint against Goel, and the man who turned on his buddy, according to people familiar with the matter.
August 24 -
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A data breach in 2022 costs companies $4.35 million on average, an all-time high according to IBM research.
August 24 -
FleetCor Technologies' CEO successfully pitched small businesses on "a better way to pay" for gas, making himself a billionaire in the process. But that success was built in part on falsely advertised rebates, concealed transactions fees and a host of other unfair practices, a federal judge ruled.
August 11 -
The federal jury acquitted a third defendant, a salesman on the desk who was accused of participating in the conspiracy.
August 10 -
In the lead-up to a data breach, phishing is second only to use of stolen credentials in terms of how attackers infiltrate institutions. Here's what else you need to know.
August 3 -
Researchers recently described a scheme that allows affiliates to buy access to phishing materials. The case provides an insight into the methodical nature of some cybercrime.
August 2 -
U.S. brokerage units of JPMorgan Chase and UBS Group agreed to pay a combined $2.1 million in penalties to settle allegations from the Securities and Exchange Commission that they didn’t have the proper policies and programs in place to prevent customer identity theft.
July 28 -
A former Goldman Sachs Group banker was accused of passing insider trading information to a squash buddy, part of a group of nine people charged Monday by federal prosecutors in New York.
July 25 -
The National Crime Agency has seen a surge in so-called suspicious activity reports filed by banks and other regulated institutions in the U.K. since February.
July 22 -
New types of financial products designed for the underserved can also be susceptible to scamsters, Juniper Research found, mirroring the Federal Trade Commission's concerns.
July 21 -
In one scheme, criminals impersonated a financial institution and defrauded victims of $3.7 million. The FBI advised banks to warn customers about such scams.
July 19 -
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which levied the penalties, say Bank of America unfairly froze customer accounts in its effort to stop rampant fraud in a program that distributed pandemic aid through prepaid debit cards.
July 14 -
Searching Google for information about student loan forgiveness surfaces advertisements that either appear to violate content policies or lead people to scams, according to a watchdog group, increasing public confusion as the Biden administration mulls actions on student debt.
July 13 -
The technology billionaire Romesh Wadhwani’s artificial intelligence software company agreed to buy BAE Systems' financial crime detection business, NetReveal.
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