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.

Bitcoin Daily: Telegram Consents To $18.5M SEC Penalty; ‘AML Bitcoin’ Founder Charged With Money Laundering

Bitcoin Daily: Telegram Consents To $18.5M SEC Penalty; ‘AML Bitcoin’ Founder Charged With Money Laundering
Bitcoin Daily: Telegram Consents To $18.5M SEC Penalty; ‘AML Bitcoin’ Founder Charged With Money Laundering
June 25, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Telegram consented to a $18.5 million penalty in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settlement over an unsuccessful token offering, CoinDesk reported. Get the...

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Payments Company Owner Gets Jail Time For Debit Fraud
Payments Company Owner Gets Jail Time For Debit Fraud
June 25, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Gareth David Long, a 41-year-old Las Vegas resident, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for fraud for stealing money from victims’ accounts, the Department...

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Amazon Starts Crime Unit To Crack Down On Counterfeits
Amazon Starts Crime Unit To Crack Down On Counterfeits
June 25, 2020  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon has launched a new Counterfeit Crimes Unit, which it wants to use to combat fake listings on its eCommerce site. Get the Full Story...

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Investec: What FIs Must Know About Open Banking And Gaining Consumer Trust
Investec: What FIs Must Know About Open Banking And Gaining Consumer Trust
June 25, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

Digital fraud and cybercrime are constant worries for financial institutions (FIs) of all sizes, with these businesses seeing an average of 30 cyberattacks per hour...

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Philippines Opens Probe Into Wirecard’s Missing Cash
Philippines Opens Probe Into Wirecard’s Missing Cash
June 24, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The Philippines has launched an investigation into the missing $2.1 billion that Wirecard said it deposited in two of the island nation’s banks, Reuters reported....

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Creating An ‘Anchor Of Trust’ In The Battle Against CNP Fraud
Creating An ‘Anchor Of Trust’ In The Battle Against CNP Fraud
June 24, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

As the world must go increasingly digital — perhaps permanently — people who had resisted the great shift to eCommerce have had to make the...

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DOJ Alleges Man Faked 120 Employees To Get $3M PPP Loan
DOJ Alleges Man Faked 120 Employees To Get $3M PPP Loan
June 23, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A 44-year-old Texas man, Fahad Shah, was charged with fraud for allegedly attempting to file fake loan applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according...

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German Finance Minister Calls For Regulatory Reform Amid Wirecard Scandal
German Finance Minister Calls For Regulatory Reform Amid Wirecard Scandal
June 23, 2020  |  Regulation

Hours after Wirecard AG’s former CEO was arrested, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said lawmakers must tighten regulations because the payment services company has embarrassed...

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Fed Tackles Fraud On Legacy Rails As New Infrastructure Gains Traction
Fed Tackles Fraud On Legacy Rails As New Infrastructure Gains Traction
June 23, 2020  |  B2B Payments

New payments infrastructure continues to gain traction with financial service providers looking to modernize their services for business clients. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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