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Debt Collection Tops ID Theft On FTC Complaint List

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Identity theft, at the second spot in top complaints, jumped more than 47 percent year over year in 2015, with a chief impetus being tax identity theft. In total, through the past year, the network gathered more than 3 million complaints, with Florida, Georgia and Michigan at the top of the state list for fraud complaints.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

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Below, we take a look at some of these frauds and the lessons they can teach entrepreneurs hoping to launch their own products, companies, and funds. Mozido’s fintech fraud fiasco. Virgin Hyperloop One’s utopian vision derailed by fraud. Some companies just push their luck a little too far. Total Funding: $1.1B.

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Pressure Mounts For IRS Chief To Resign Over Breach

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taxpayers is safeguarded against malicious intrusions, and new leadership for the agency is needed. Comstock added that Koskinen should “allow for new and trusted leadership at the IRS” by following the lead of Katherine Archuleta , former head of the Office of Personnel Management, who resigned last year amid pressure from lawmakers.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

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Leadership and board members. Fraud prevention tools. Additionally, the company must underwrite risk, and is on the hook in the event of fraud or returned items. Payments companies assumed risk for losses associated with chargebacks, fraud, KYC, or AML, while also providing support, dispute management, and reporting.

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

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Accusations of fraud and mismanagement, and criticisms of the government’s decision to invest in Solyndra, were rampant in the days following news of Solyndra’s impending bankruptcy proceedings — but the core mistake here involved ignorance of a key aspect of Solyndra’s business. Declared Bankruptcy: 2015.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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In 2015, the acquisition was written down for $7.6B. By 2015, however, Tumblr was still failing to turn a profit. When mobile phone company Danger Inc was created in the heady days of 2000 with execs from Apple, Phillips, and WebTV, it looked like a leadership dream team. Google and Nest. Date: January 13, 2014. Price: $3.2B.

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