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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. The FTC says the top categories of these scams entail travel and vacation-related items, online shopping and bogus text messaging, along with “all kinds of imposters.”
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SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Mobile betting, however, is only allowed in five: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Iowa and Nevada. About 80 percent of gamblers are now betting online. In May, New Jersey surpassed Nevada for the first time. According to an analysis released in January, “New Jersey’s online sportsbooks accounted for $241.05
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
which is based in Nevada, purportedly provides online retailers with fraud detection and prevention technology, according to the statement. “As Its complaint charges Rogas with going against the anti-fraud parts of federal securities regulations. 17) statement. million of investor money because of his alleged deception.
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JUNE 25, 2020
Gareth David Long, a 41-year-old Las Vegas resident, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for fraud for stealing money from victims’ accounts, the Department of Justice said in a press release. Long pled guilty in November of 2019 to a scheme where he committed wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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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. Across the U.S.,
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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). One of the leaders of Infraud Organization , the international cybercrime network, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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MARCH 26, 2019
The United States Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by online shoe company Zappos over a data breach in 2012 that compromised the information of 24 million customers, according to a report from Reuters. Originally, a Nevada judge claimed only people who had suffered financial loss were eligible for damages. The 9th U.S.
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