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APRIL 15, 2020

According to the FTC, there have been 18,235 reports of fraudulent activity or fraud attempts related to the coronavirus since Jan. million to fraud. On its website, the FTC breaks down the numbers of fraud cases by state. Fraud cases related to the pandemic have been surging with every passing week.

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Fraud Report Nevada Florida 217

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JULY 27, 2016

Credit card fraud complaints in the U.S. ValuePenguin analyzed data collected by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and found that there were approximately 70,000 credit card fraud complaints submitted in 2015. At the state level, the number of credit card fraud complaints were much more pronounced.

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Fraud Cards South Dakota West Virginia 100

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JUNE 29, 2020

District Court Judge James Mahan in the District of Nevada charged with violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre found a wave of cyberattacks taking advantage of COVID-19 in the U.S.

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Nevada Cyber Security Study Security 201

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APRIL 14, 2016

The settlement, according to a press release on Wednesday (April 13), resolves a regulatory review of billing practices tied to credit add-ons sold to HSBC Bank Nevada customers. HSBC Bank Nevada was a former unit of HSBC Finance Corp. which is paying most of the aforementioned fine).

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

How One Nevada Credit Union Secures Its Self-Service Innovations. Credit unions (CUs) are increasingly making extensive changes to self-services to meet consumer demand, but they face challenges in keeping members’ data private and secure. Will Bird’s Payment Plans Take Flight? Pardon the pun, but it will it fly?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

According to Reuters , the men — Kevin Merrill of Maryland, 53, Jay Ledford of Texas and Nevada, 54, and Cameron Jezierski of Texas, 28 — falsely claimed to be investment professionals and used a fake portfolio to defraud hundreds of investors. Federal prosecutors have charged three men who allegedly ran a $364 million Ponzi scheme.

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Baltimore Maryland Texas Nevada 167

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JUNE 3, 2016

Complainants in a Nevada lawsuit are accusing the owners of what’s believed to be a fake payments processing company of stealing millions of dollars from an online seller. That seller is beauty product retailer DermaKtive, which claims that a man committed fraud with the assistance of his mother and girlfriend.

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Nevada Payments Fraud Cards 100