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EY Accused Of Missing Alleged Wirecard Fraud

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In the ongoing scandal of Wirecard , under fire for fraud, the focus is now turning to auditors Ernst & Young (EY), which reportedly failed to report Wirecard’s “unorthodox financial arrangements” as far back as 2016, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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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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Holiday eCommerce Fraud Attempts Jumped In 2017

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Attempts to commit online fraud jumped during the holiday season, increasing 22 percent from Thanksgiving to December compared to a year ago. According to ACI, the number of fraud attempts was the highest on Thanksgiving Day at 1.94 percent fraud attempts up from 1.48 percent fraud attempts compared to 1.49

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Ecommerce Fraud To Surge, Says Radial Data

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Credit card fraud is a fact that will likely continue to plague retailers for the foreseeable future. It’s on the rise in the eCommerce arena, according to data released from omnichannel commerce technology and operations company Radial’s eCommerce Fraud Technology Lab.

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Email Scam Victim Sues Bank Claiming Lack Of Fraud Protection

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Krasovec is now suing the Dallas, Texas bank, maintaining that PlainsCapital didn’t have anti-fraud protocols in place. Between June 2016 and July 2019, worldwide losses totaled $26 billion. subsidiary of Japan’s largest financial media organization, was the victim of a $29 million wire transfer fraud. Close to $1.8

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2016 UK Fraud Figures Show Disturbing Trend

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Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK) recently released their 2016 UK fraud performance report. Whilst there were some logical changes between 2015 and 2016, I was surprised at the fluctuation and significant shifts fraudsters have made in order to circumvent existing controls.

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Fraud Scams Skyrocket, But People Worry More About Pickpockets

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When it comes to fraud, are people worried about the wrong things? New data suggest that people are concerned about fraud, but one of the biggest threats seems to be flying under the radar, at least for consumers. That threat is fraud scams – tactics and techniques that fraudsters are using to trick people into giving away their money.

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