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Will COVID And Fraud Finally Kill The Paper Check?

PYMNTS

Consider the roughly 200 Rhode Islanders who recently received tax refund checks signed by Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney. The majority of the misprinted checks were sent to businesses receiving corporate tax refunds. So, the fraud goes up, not down.”. Case in point are the roughly $1.4 billion in stimulus checks the U.S.

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5 Ways to Protect Yourself Against Tax Refund Fraud

FICO

This year the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will start accepting 2020 tax returns on February 12 , about two weeks later than usual. That’s positive news—because you definitely want to file your tax return as soon as possible, particularly if you’re claiming a refund. How do fraudsters commit tax refund fraud?

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PPP Headaches: As Anti-Fraud Efforts Continue, Borrowers & Lenders Face Challenges

Abrigo

You might also like this webinar: "Detecting PPP Fraud: Optimizing Your AML Solution". Takeaway 1 To prevent the kind of fraud that plagued the Paycheck Protection Program in 2020, the SBA has put new measures in place that have created challenges. PPP fraud-prevention challenges arise. New Guidance Out. That issue was resolved.

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How to Conduct an Exam-Proof BSA/AML Risk Assessment

Abrigo

If so, how is this monitored? How many accounts and to which countries are they sent? Do you offer services to those without a Tax ID Number (TIN)? If so, how many customers or members? Fraud Prevention. Fraud Trends. How to Conduct an Exam-Proof BSA/AML Risk Assessment. Fraud Prevention.

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 How To Cut The Phishing Lines That Bind Us

PYMNTS

To combat fraud — especially phishing — united we stand? As noted in the latest Digital Fraud Tracker , phishing attacks are up 76 percent this year compared to last year. Verizon has estimated that 30 percent of phishing messages are opened by their intended targets.

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Radial Fights Fraud, Releases Annual Holiday Fraud Index

PYMNTS

With headquarters in King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Radial provides major brands and merchants with fraud, payments and tax solutions, as well as a host of other commerce technology solutions. “We We’ve settled into providing services as a payments and fraud business.”. Radial knows a thing or two about fighting fraud. “We’ve

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Could The Future Of Fighting Fraud On The ‘Dark Web’ Actually Be Bright?

PYMNTS

But those illegal marketplaces — often called the “Dark Web” — also present a juicy opportunity for those fighting fraud to detect and even preempt criminal activities than cost businesses revenue and, often, parts of their brand reputation. As he sees it, “credit card fraud is the slush fund for much worse stuff.”.

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