Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Fact-checking Trump on executive orders, voting fraud and more: President Donald Trump isn’t telling the full story on topics from executive orders to mail-in voting and the virus threat. A look at the facts: …: “Fraud” – BingNews
BEC Scam Targets Executives’ Office 365 Accounts: A recently uncovered BEC scam has targeted the Office 365 accounts of executives at over 1,000 companies worldwide, collecting more than 800 sets of credentials in …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Looking for the world’s top 5 fugitives with Netflix: Who are those perpetrators of horrific crimes who continually manage to escape police surveillance? How do they manage to vanish into thin air when the world’s highest authorities have been hunting …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Interactive Brokers to pay million in penalties to U.S. regulators: Interactive Brokers LLC will pay $ 38 million in penalties to settle charges it failed to flag suspicious activity and meet anti-money laundering requirements, U.S. markets regulators said on Monday.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Online Payment Market to Reach USD 17,643.35 Billion by 2027; Rising Usage of AI to Detect Frauds will Favor Growth: Fortune Business Insights(TM): The global online payment market is set to gain traction from the increasing deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) for improving payment processing, surging transactional volume, and detecting …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Man Told He Can’t Use Liquor Store Bathroom Uses Floor Instead: In protest of closed bathrooms due to COVID-19 restrictions, a man defecated on the floor of Bottle King in Glen Rock, police say.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Diezani Alison-Madueke’s Statement on Yahoo Boys is Causing Quite a Reaction From Everyone: Madueke, the former Minister of Petroleum Resources while delivering a lecture at a virtual event said societal values have disintegrated to the extent that online fraudsters, Yahoo boys, have become …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Delayed, damaged and discarded ballots: Issues in postal service highlight trials to come in voting by mail: Here’s what nonpartisan election officials nationwide want the postal service to do right now to fix the issues before November.: “Fraud” – BingNews
HMRC probing almost 8,000 reports of potential furlough fraud under Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Thousands of people have come forward to report suspected cases of companies claiming taxpayer-funded support illegally whilst still asking staff to work …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Preston benefit fraud dad received £21k Pension Credit after lying about a second home he had inherited: A man who failed to disclose he had inherited his parents’ former home to the Department for Work and Pensions has been prosecuted for benefit fraud.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: DON’T ASSUME AN EMAIL OR PHONE CALL IS AUTHENTIC – Just because someone knows your basic information (such as your name, date of birth and address), it doesn’t mean the email or phone call is legit. Criminals will use a range of social engineering techniques to get your personal identifiable information.