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US leads global commercial card market: report

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accounted for 58% of global commercial card spend last year, but also for 78% of total value lost to card fraud, according to a report by Euromonitor International.

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Bank wire fraud – How social engineering and technology perpetrate fraud losses

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Bank wire fraud is growing and becoming more complex. Takeaway 1 Bank w ire transfer fraud is increasing due to technological advances today. Takeaway 2 Transnational criminal organizations commit b ank wire transfer fraud and use a variety of techniques to make Americans their victims. billion in losses reported.

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Prevent pig butchering scams: Safeguarding against investment fraud

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Avoid fraud losses from pig butchering scams FinCrime professionals looking to prevent pig butchering scams in the age of cryptocurrency can follow these steps to tighten security. Takeaway 1 Investment fraud schemes known as pig butchering scams contributed to $3.3 billion in fraud losses in 2022. billion in 2021.

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ACH fraud: Lessons for AML programs from a recent court case

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Court case: Credit union held liable for ACH fraud losses A construction company argued the financial institution "failed to establish a reasonable routine" for monitoring suspicious activity alerts tied to ACH. Takeaway 3 Remember that ACH fraud risk also occurs in the placement stage of a fraudulent or money laundering scheme.

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Brexit Raises The Stakes For B2B Payments Fraud

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Nacha is issuing a warning to accounts payable professionals with regards to the rising threat of fraud. Further, Nacha said, the survey revealed AP professionals are facing increasing fraud attempts that target AP processes specifically. But accounts payable is far from the only back-office financial workflow at risk of fraud.

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Report: EY Whistleblower Called Out Wirecard For Fraud Years Before It Went Bankrupt

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An EY whistleblower has alleged the global accounting firm was warned as far back as 2016 that senior managers at Wirecard may have committed fraud and one had tried to bribe an auditor, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Wirecard paid the Emerging Market Investment Fund 1A 340 million euros ($399 million).

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Report: FBI Cautions Homebuyers To Beware Of Wire Fraud

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The FBI is warning homebuyers to be on the lookout for internet criminals who are sneaking into online conversations between buyers and mortgage companies or other participants in the sale process and providing false instructions that dupe purchasers into wiring funds to the criminals’ accounts, CNBC reported Thursday (Oct.

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