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Major Retailers Brace For Gift Card Fraud

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To counter fraud as the holiday season approaches, Best Buy , Target and Walmart made changes to their gift card programs. The moves were announced by the attorneys general of Pennsylvania and New York, Reuters reported. The retailers have stepped up their training, too, in an effort to aid workers in identifying scams.

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Fraud Decisioning Orchestrates A Response

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Some people think the best thing about the Pennsylvania-based convenience store and fuel chain Wawa is their absurdly delicious jalapeño-stuffed pretzels, oozing with molten cheese. Bottom line: Fraud losses are expected to hit $48 billion annually by 2023 – more than double the 2018 losses. So very tasty. Sealing It.

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Holiday Season Brings Corporate Payments Fraud Spike

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’Tis the season for corporate fraud? the FBI recently issued a warning for holiday shoppers of a new scam called eSkimming , in which cyber criminals hack into legitimate online retailer websites to steal shoppers’ credit and debit card details. Yet, analysts warn, as cross-border B2B payment volumes rise, so does the risk of fraud.

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Radial Fights Fraud, Releases Annual Holiday Fraud Index

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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.

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US Card Skimming Grew Nearly 5x in 2022, New FICO Data Shows

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A cluster of states in the northeastern US accounted for an additional 29%, and included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. When looking at total fraud cases related to skimming, we saw that 70% were tied to POCs in 5 states: California (38%), New York (16%), Pennsylvania (6%) and Florida/Washington (5%).

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Credit Unions Doing Cyber-Battle

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When hackers hit Pennsylvania-based fuel and convenience retailer Wawa, they made off with the credentials of potentially thousands of credit union members. That sounds ominous because it is, and CUs that don’t take identity fraud and cybertheft super seriously face losing more than what hackers steal.

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Blank Checks And PO Manipulation Cost Businesses Millions

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This week, three new cases of accused internal fraud emerged, showcasing the variety of ways employees can steal company cash. The ETA warns that cyber fraud threats are hampering small businesses’ growth opportunities.

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