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Why US Credit Card Fraud Complaints Are On The Rise

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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. Across the U.S.,

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Banks Fight Back Against ‘Fake Grandchild’ Scammers Who Target Seniors

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Get ready for even more fake grandchildren when it comes to payments fraud. That might not seem much in a nation with some 50 million people over the age of 65, but that number of reported cases is double what it was five years ago, according to the federal agency. Among the most common methods of fraud is the fake grandchild scam.

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Smaller Firms Targeted For Big Hauls By Payments Fraudsters

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Small firms, big fraud. As reported by TwinCities.com , the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and Federal Trade Commission surveyed 1,200 small firms across the nation. In one case that showed how crime does not pay (and, in fact, can cost all parties dearly in Connecticut), a woman agreed to reimbursement to the tune of $1 million.

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From China With Love: AI, Robotics, AR/VR Are Hot Areas For Chinese Investment In US

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ZestFinance, for example, has worked with both Baidu and JD.com on credit scoring, while DataVisor has worked with Chinese companies including Alibaba, Momo, and Cheetah Mobile on machine learning-driven fraud detection.

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