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Bank wire fraud – How social engineering and technology perpetrate fraud losses

Abrigo

Bank wire fraud is growing and becoming more complex. Takeaway 1 Bank w ire transfer fraud is increasing due to technological advances today. Takeaway 2 Transnational criminal organizations commit b ank wire transfer fraud and use a variety of techniques to make Americans their victims. Investment scams were #1, with over $4.6

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FedNow fraud prevention for credit unions: A guide for AML, fraud teams

Abrigo

Prevent fraud when adopting FedNow Credit unions can prevent fraud as they connect to FedNow. Use this guide to understand available tools and the steps AML and fraud teams should take. You might also like this FedNow implementation guide with details on appropriate AML/CFT and fraud considerations.

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Mitigating Mobile Fraud with Secure Subscriber Enrollment

Payments Dive

To streamline the enrollment process, while reducing the potential for fraud, GIACT released a new white paper, Mitigating Mobile Network Fraud with Secure Subscriber Enrollment , detailing the best practices in secure digital enrollment.

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The true cost of fraud

Abrigo

Measuring the cost of fraud losses. The true cost of fraud goes beyond the initial reported fraud losses Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? Takeaway 1 Fraud scams made worse by the pandemic continue to be successful, while crypto-scams are emerging. That equates to $35 billion annually.

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To reduce cyber fraud, banks must shatter their security silos

Accenture

When the global pandemic ends, banks should anticipate that the rate of fraud will likely have grown faster than at any other point in history. The post To reduce cyber fraud, banks must shatter their security silos appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Tax ID Fraud is Taxing on Financial Institutions

Abrigo

Understanding tax ID fraud FinCrime professionals looking to prevent tax ID fraud, first need to understand the fundamentals of what is happening and their best recourse for prevention. Takeaway 3 If you suspect this type of fraud, file a SAR with the term "tax refund fraud" in the narrative.

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Understanding 1st-party fraud: Risks and resolutions

Abrigo

How financial institutions can prevent losses from 1st-party fraud Learn strong approaches to identifying, preventing, and detecting 1st-party fraud that will keep your AML program on top of fraud trends. Takeaway 3 Prevention and detection best practices can curb hard dollar 1st-party fraud losses while protecting clients.

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