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An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum.

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Google, FBI, Cybersecurity Firms Shut Down Online Ad Fraud Scam

Google, FBI, Cybersecurity Firms Shut Down Online Ad Fraud Scam
Google, FBI, Cybersecurity Firms Shut Down Online Ad Fraud Scam
November 28, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Google, the FBI and White Ops, along with a handful of cybersecurity companies, recently collaborated to shut down a digital ad fraud scam that used...

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First Securities Fraud ICO Case To Plead Guilty
First Securities Fraud ICO Case To Plead Guilty
November 16, 2018  |  Legal

A New York man charged in the first fraud prosecution involving initial coin offerings has pleaded guilty to lying to about 1,000 investors. Get the...

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Target Confirms Bitcoin Twitter Scam
Target Confirms Bitcoin Twitter Scam
November 13, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Target’s Twitter account got hacked earlier Tuesday (Nov. 13), with the bad guys using the retailer’s Twitter feed to trick unsuspecting consumers into giving away...

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Ripple, XRP Investors Lawsuit Heads To Federal Court
Ripple, XRP Investors Lawsuit Heads To Federal Court
November 12, 2018  |  Legal

Ripple, the cryptocurrency startup behind the XRP tokens, and its affiliated defendants have filed documents to move a consolidated class action lawsuit to federal court. According...

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Bitcoin Daily: Elon Musk’s Name Used In Bitcoin Scam; Bitcoin Takes More Energy To Mine Than Gold
Bitcoin Daily: Elon Musk’s Name Used In Bitcoin Scam; Bitcoin Takes More Energy To Mine...
November 05, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Elon Musk’s name has reportedly been used in bitcoin scam, with the hack of multiple verified Twitter accounts, the BBC reported. The hackers allegedly took...

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From The Phone To Email: How Scammers Hit SMBs
From The Phone To Email: How Scammers Hit SMBs
October 15, 2018  |  B2B Payments

When Maryland Attorney General (AG) Brian E. Frosh issued a warning to the state’s small business (SMB) owners last week, he shed light on the...

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RBI Questions Bank Chiefs On SWIFT ‘Gaps’
RBI Questions Bank Chiefs On SWIFT ‘Gaps’
September 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reportedly sent letters to several heads of top banks in the country questioning why they have yet to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Reaches $240B Market Cap, Abra CEO Says SEC Will Allow Bitcoin ETF In The ’Next Year’
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Reaches $240B Market Cap, Abra CEO Says SEC Will Allow Bitcoin ETF...
September 05, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) added 28 new so-called fake crypto trading sites to its list of reported scams, The Next Web reported....

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Home Buyers, Tricked By Business Email Scams, Lose Six-Figure Sums
Home Buyers, Tricked By Business Email Scams, Lose Six-Figure Sums
September 04, 2018  |  Fraud Attack

A scam targeting homeowners is leaving some without the downpayment for their closing on the day the loan is to be signed. Get the Full...

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