fraud

Fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law, a criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.
Google Aims to Set Precedent With AI Scam Lawsuit
Google Aims to Set Precedent With AI Scam Lawsuit
November 13, 2023  |  Google

Google has filed a lawsuit aimed at preventing scams related to its AI offerings. The tech giant announced the suit Monday (Nov. 13) on its blog, saying the...

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Zelle Network Banks Begin Reimbursing Imposter Scam Victims
Zelle Network Banks Begin Reimbursing Imposter Scam Victims
November 13, 2023  |  Banking

Banks that use payment app Zelle have reportedly started refunding customers victimized in imposter scams. According to a Monday (Nov. 13) report by Reuters, Zelle operator Early Warning...

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Sezzle CEO Says Real-Time Business Payments Improve Velocity of Money and the Economy
Sezzle CEO Says Real-Time Business Payments Improve Velocity of Money and the Economy
November 13, 2023  |  B2B Payments

The pain of using checks in B2B transactions is now starkly apparent. Sezzle CEO Charlie Youakim told Karen Webster that buyers and suppliers are actively...

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Report: ICBC Subsidiary Disconnects From Electronic Settlement Platform Amid Cyberattack
Report: ICBC Subsidiary Disconnects From Electronic Settlement Platform Amid Cyberattack
November 10, 2023  |  Fraud Attack

The U.S. subsidiary of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) reportedly disconnected itself from an electronic settlement platform for U.S. Treasury securities operated by...

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Man Gets 16-Year Prison Sentence in Alibaba IPO Fraud Case
Man Gets 16-Year Prison Sentence in Alibaba IPO Fraud Case
November 10, 2023  |  Legal

A man was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for orchestrating a fraud related to Alibaba’s 2014 initial public offering (IPO). Frank Harold Rosenthal...

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CFTC to Propose Strengthening Regulations to Safeguard Customer Funds
CFTC to Propose Strengthening Regulations to Safeguard Customer Funds
November 09, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly working on a draft proposal to enhance regulatory defenses and protect client funds. Coming in response to last year’s...

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Former Bitwise Industries Co-CEOs Charged by SEC for Misleading Investors
Former Bitwise Industries Co-CEOs Charged by SEC for Misleading Investors
November 09, 2023  |  Legal

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges against the former co-CEOs of Bitwise Industries, a private technology services startup based in Fresno, California.  The charges against...

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Automated Payments Are Crucial First Step in Broader Enterprise Digitization
Automated Payments Are Crucial First Step in Broader Enterprise Digitization
November 08, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

Fraudulent activities can manifest in various forms, including identity theft, payment fraud and cyberattacks. In all those cases, legacy and manual back-end systems provide bad...

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Financial Platform Charlie Debuts Fraud Protection Tools for Older Americans
Financial Platform Charlie Debuts Fraud Protection Tools for Older Americans
November 08, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

Senior-focused financial platform Charlie has introduced a suite of fraud protection tools for older Americans. The company’s FraudShield offering, announced in a news release Wednesday (Nov. 8), uses...

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