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US DOJ Charges 14 With $28M In PPP Fraud

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District Court for the Southern District of Florida with wire and bank fraud and conspiracy for seeking $24 million in forgivable PPP loans. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia with fraudulently obtaining more than $4 million in PPP loans. In Florida, nine defendants have been charged in the U.S Justice Department.

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Payments Fraud Rides Money Mules Into 2019

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It’s no surprise that payments fraud is on the rise. Juniper Research , for example, has estimated that retailers will lose as much as $130 billion in card-not-present (CNP) fraud through 2023 — as tech gets more complex and transactions are done across borders. Then again, the fraud may be a bit more low-tech and on-site.

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Why The Switch To Electronic Payments Isn’t Enough To Combat Employee Fraud

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In Georgia, one Mohawk Industries employee allegedly scammed the company out of $766,000. And in New Mexico, two Santa Fe government employees were placed on leave following a report that fraud is running rampant in their department. Internal p-card fraud doesn’t discriminate against small and large companies either, he said.

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Keeping On-Campus Credit Unions Competitive

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Smaller CUs don’t always have the resources to easily handle all their security needs on their own. Meanwhile, the customer-is-always-right philosophies can make staff too accommodating — to the extent of possibly overlooking signs of fraud. Around the Credit Union World. Rollick Inc. ,

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Can fintechs enhance your bank’s marketing campaign?

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Kathy Strasser of IncredibleBank is evaluating marketing campaign management platforms. It offers digital appointment scheduling; lobby, management and contact center functions; as well as solutions like Reserve with Google and in person, phone and video appointments, says Romeo Iula, co-founder and chief technology officer.

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Son Of Russian Parliament Member Convicted Of Hacking

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Those counts included wire fraud and intentional damage to a protected computer. Outrageous or not, prosecutors managed to convince a jury that Seleznev was behind the theft and resale of over 2.9 legal system are not quite complete; he still faces separate charges pending in federal courts in Nevada and Georgia. 2009 to Oct.

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Malware Tricks ATMs Into Skimming

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The latest 20 samples of the Skimer family were uploaded from more than 10 locations around the globe: UAE, France, USA, Russia, Macao, China, Philippines, Spain, Germany, Georgia, Poland, Brazil and Czech Republic. So, how can this be prevented? Backdoor.Win32.Skimer

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