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FedNow fraud prevention for credit unions: A guide for AML, fraud teams

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Prevent fraud when adopting FedNow Credit unions can prevent fraud as they connect to FedNow. Use this guide to understand available tools and the steps AML and fraud teams should take. You might also like this FedNow implementation guide with details on appropriate AML/CFT and fraud considerations.

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Deep Dive: How Insurance Fraud Hurts Both Companies And Consumers

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insurance industry consists of more than 7,000 companies and collects approximately $1 trillion in premiums each year. The health insurance market is even more vulnerable: Up to $68 billion is lost to health insurance fraud each year. The FBI calculates that such fraud costs average American families between $400 and $700 annually.

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FedNow implementation: What fraud and AML professionals need to know

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How offering FedNow instant payments affects fraud & AML/CFT compliance What financial crime staff can do to prepare fraud and AML functions for implementing the FedNow Service for instant payments. Would you like other articles on fraud and AML/CFT compliance in your inbox? Instant payments service What is FedNow?

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Smishing: Text messaging fraud and how to avoid it

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You might also like this webinar, "Proactive measures to protect against check fraud and fraud loss." REGISTER now Takeaway 1 Phishing is not a new fraud trend, but the rise of smartphones means text messaging fraud is becoming more common. billion to fraud in 2021, a 70% increase over the prior year.

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Shell Companies Eyed In Fraud At Aegean Marine

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1) that a probe by international auditors is underway, examining a fraud that could be $200 million in scope at Aegean Marine Petroleum Network , tied to shell companies that ostensibly did business with the shipping fuel firm. Those items, per the auditor statement, were not allowed under the university’s procard policies.

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Chinese Regulator Fines Luckin, 43 Other Companies In Fraud Case

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22) that it had fined two Luckin entities alongside 43 other companies for 61 million yuan, or around $9 million USD. Three companies were named, including Zhengzhe International Trade (Xiamen) Co., Then, the company made large payouts to little-known companies recorded as suppliers of raw materials. WSJ reports.

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Kount Offers Anti-Fraud Product Aimed At Insurance Industry

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Idaho-based Kount has released a new product aimed at preventing insurance fraud as the industry increasingly turns to digital, and even mobile, setups. The product will also, the company said, protect against identity assumption, bot quotes, and “ghost brokering,” which is when fraudsters use fake documents. In a Tuesday (Aug.

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