White-Collar Crime

Rio Olympics Cyber Scams, Hacking Election Polls: This Week’s Top Mobile News, Security EditionA Rio Olympics mobile travel advisory is in effect.Travelers to the 2016 Olympic Games…
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From 2014 to 2015, tech support scams increased by 200%, according to cybersecurity leader Symantec in their 2016 Internet Security Threat Report.Throwing around scary cybersecurity…
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The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to any object or device which connects to the Internet to automatically send and/or receive data.As more businesses and homeowners use…
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BUSINESS E-MAIL COMPROMISE: THE 3.1 BILLION DOLLAR SCAMThis Public Service Announcement (PSA) is an update to the Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) information provided in Public…
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Georgia Trader Pleads Guilty To Largest Known Computer Hacking And Trading SchemeMore Than 150,000 Press Releases Stolen from Three Major Newswire Companies Used to Generate…
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Defendants Charged with Participating in Sophisticated International Cell Phone Fraud SchemeCriminal charges were unsealed against multiple defendants relating to their participation…
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New York City Pharmacy Owner Arrested For $8.5 Million Fraud As Part Of Largest National Medicare Fraud Takedown In HistoryPreet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the…
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges against 301 Individuals for Approximately $900 Million in False BillingMost Defendants Charged and Largest Alleged Loss Amount…
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According to the Federal trade Commission (FTC), there are around 10 million reported cases of identity theft each year in the United States. A recent report by Eugene Kaspersky,…
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The cell phone has revolutionized the way communications take place in today's culture.The world of Star Trek has reached beyond the big screen to become a modern day technological tool…
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Identity theft is on the increase. Fraudsters are continuously looking for ingenious ways to steal your identity and use this for fraudulent purposes. Sometimes without even realising,…
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Scams are an old story that's written anew every day. Some scams have been around for at least a century, such as the Spanish prisoner scam, which has evolved into the Nigerian letter…
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White collar crime is a unique type of crime that is considered to be different in many ways from the more traditional, usually violent "blue collar" crimes. The term was coined by…
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Technological advancements have always been a boon and a bane for human kind. There are always some people who misuse and exploit technology and create serious problems for the rest of…
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The following are some of the most common scams that the FBI investigates and tips to help prevent you from being victimized. Visit our White-Collar Crime and Cyber webpages for more…
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Thе continuing integration оf global capital markets hаѕ created unprecedented opportunities fоr U.S. businesses tо access capital аnd investors tо diversify thеіr portfolios. Whеthеr…
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It’s аn age-old crime: stealing.But it’s nоt аbоut picking а pocket оr holding uр а bank. It’s robbing people оf thеіr ideas, inventions, аnd creative expressions—what’s called…
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Money Laundering Fraud Money laundering іѕ defined аѕ thе process оf concealing оr disguising thе proceeds оf а crime оr converting thоѕе proceeds іntо goods аnd services. It аllоwѕ…
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