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February 2016

Email Scam: Financial Investment Plans

<p><strong><span style&equals;”border-image-outset&colon; initial&semi; border-image-repeat&colon; initial&semi; border-image-slice&colon; initial&semi; border-image-source&colon; initial&semi; border-image-width&colon; initial&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi; box-sizing&colon; inherit&semi; font-family&colon; inherit&semi; font-size&colon; inherit&semi; font-stretch&colon; inherit&semi; font-variant&colon; inherit&semi; line-height&colon; inherit&semi; margin&colon; 0px&semi; padding&colon; 0px&semi; vertical-align&colon; baseline&semi;”><span style&equals;”color&colon; &num;333333&semi;”>This is an […] Read More

FBI Announcement: Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats

<h2>Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats Released<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;”blackgraphtx”><a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;fbi-announcement-preliminary-2015-crime-stats&sol;ucr-2015-250&sol;amp&sol;” rel&equals;”attachment wp-att-27352″><img class&equals;”alignright size-full wp-image-27352″ src&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;02&sol;UCR-2015-250&period;jpg” alt&equals;”UCR-2015-250-FBI Crime Stats” width&equals;”250″ height&equals;”150″ &sol;><&sol;a>The FBI’s latest <em>Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report<&sol;em>&comma; which contains data from January to June of 2015&comma; […] Read More

Business Email Crime: $2bn in Two Years From Scam and Fraud

<p>&&num;8220&semi;<em><strong>Email scam<&sol;strong><&sol;em>&&num;8221&semi; has become a widely used form of the fraudster&comma; who made many victims in personal or business sector&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A scam termed &&num;8220&semi;CEO fraud&&num;8221&semi; or &&num;8220&semi;business email crime&&num;8221&semi; has proven costly for businesses across the […] Read More

Email Scam: Letter Of Compensation – ICPC London (Anti-Fraud Unit)

<p><strong><span style&equals;”border-image-outset&colon; initial&semi; border-image-repeat&colon; initial&semi; border-image-slice&colon; initial&semi; border-image-source&colon; initial&semi; border-image-width&colon; initial&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi; box-sizing&colon; inherit&semi; font-family&colon; inherit&semi; font-size&colon; inherit&semi; font-stretch&colon; inherit&semi; font-variant&colon; inherit&semi; line-height&colon; inherit&semi; margin&colon; 0px&semi; padding&colon; 0px&semi; vertical-align&colon; baseline&semi;”><span style&equals;”color&colon; &num;333333&semi;”>This is an […] Read More

Email Scam: Livex International Bank

<p><strong><span style&equals;”border-image-outset&colon; initial&semi; border-image-repeat&colon; initial&semi; border-image-slice&colon; initial&semi; border-image-source&colon; initial&semi; border-image-width&colon; initial&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi; box-sizing&colon; inherit&semi; font-family&colon; inherit&semi; font-size&colon; inherit&semi; font-stretch&colon; inherit&semi; font-variant&colon; inherit&semi; line-height&colon; inherit&semi; margin&colon; 0px&semi; padding&colon; 0px&semi; vertical-align&colon; baseline&semi;”><span style&equals;”color&colon; &num;333333&semi;”>This is an […] Read More

Cross-County Insider Trading Scheme

<h2 class&equals;”node-title”>Florida Man Admits Making Over &dollar;1&period;2 Million As Part Of Three Year&comma; Cross-County Insider Trading Scheme<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>TRENTON&comma; N&period;J&period; &&num;8211&semi; A professional day trader today admitted personally making more than &dollar;1&period;2 million in illicit profits by […] Read More

Case Of The Stolen U.S. Treasury Checks and Identity Theft Ring

<h1 class&equals;”node-title”>Eighteen Individuals Sentenced for Running Stolen U&period;S&period; Treasury Checks and Identity Theft Ring<&sol;h1>&NewLine;<div class&equals;”field field–name-field-pr-body field–type-text-long field–label-hidden”>&NewLine;<div class&equals;”field&lowbar;&lowbar;items”>&NewLine;<div class&equals;”field&lowbar;&lowbar;item even”>&NewLine;<p>            <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;case-of-the-stolen-u-s-treasury-checks-and-identity-theft-ring&sol;u-s-treasury-checks-and-identity-theft-ring&sol;amp&sol;” rel&equals;”attachment wp-att-27318″><img class&equals;”alignright size-full wp-image-27318″ src&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fraudswatch&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;02&sol;U&period;S&period;-Treasury-Checks-and-Identity-Theft-Ring&period;jpg” alt&equals;”U&period;S&period; Treasury Checks and Identity Theft […] Read More

Email Phishing Incident Review

<h3><b>Average Cost of Phishing Incident is &dollar;1&period;6M And GrowUp<&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Phishing is a very well-known method for hackers to utilize social engineering&period; Everyone gets hammered daily with spam&period; Often the email messages in the spam box are […] Read More

Prevent Identity Theft: Most Common Ways

<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>Your identity and personal information are valuable to criminals&period;How to&nbsp&semi;Prevent Identity Theft<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>If they get hold of details such as your full name&comma; address&comma; date of birth&comma; phone number as well as credit card details […] Read More

Email Scam: United State American Embassy Office Republic of Benin (U.S.M.B.R)

<p><strong><span style&equals;”border-image-outset&colon; initial&semi; border-image-repeat&colon; initial&semi; border-image-slice&colon; initial&semi; border-image-source&colon; initial&semi; border-image-width&colon; initial&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi; box-sizing&colon; inherit&semi; font-family&colon; inherit&semi; font-size&colon; inherit&semi; font-stretch&colon; inherit&semi; font-variant&colon; inherit&semi; line-height&colon; inherit&semi; margin&colon; 0px&semi; padding&colon; 0px&semi; vertical-align&colon; baseline&semi;”><span style&equals;”color&colon; &num;333333&semi;”>This is an […] Read More

Online Dating Scams: Guidance from FBI

<h2>FBI Warns of Online Dating Scams<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Criminals Looking to Steal Your Money Through Promises of Love and Companionship Via Money Transfer Services&semi; Report Scams to www&period;ic3&period;gov<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Millions of Americans visit online dating websites every year hoping to […] Read More

Adult Adoption Scheme to Defraud Undocumented Immigrants

<h2 style&equals;”text-align&colon; center&semi;”>Elk Grove Man Arrested&comma; Charged for Adult Adoption Scheme to Defraud Undocumented Immigrants<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Americans Helping America Chamber of Commerce Promised Citizenship to Members of Its &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Migration Program” for a Price<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>SACRAMENTO&comma; Calif&period; — Helaman Hansen&comma; […] Read More

Email Scam Example: MR. Mark Anthony – Foreign Operation Manager MoneyGram

<p><strong><span style&equals;”border-image-outset&colon; initial&semi; border-image-repeat&colon; initial&semi; border-image-slice&colon; initial&semi; border-image-source&colon; initial&semi; border-image-width&colon; initial&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi; box-sizing&colon; inherit&semi; font-family&colon; inherit&semi; font-size&colon; inherit&semi; font-stretch&colon; inherit&semi; font-variant&colon; inherit&semi; line-height&colon; inherit&semi; margin&colon; 0px&semi; padding&colon; 0px&semi; vertical-align&colon; baseline&semi;”><span style&equals;”color&colon; &num;333333&semi;”>This is an […] Read More