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Understanding 1st-party fraud: Risks and resolutions

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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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FinCEN’s check fraud alert: Ten red flags you should know

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Ten red flags to help you identify check fraud A financial institution's guide to identifying mail-related check fraud. You might also like this webinar, "Proactive measures to protect against check fraud and fraud loss." Losses from check fraud total $18 billion annually, representing more than a million checks daily.

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FinCEN AML/CTF Priorities Part 7: Fraud and COVID-19

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COVID-19 creates new opportunities for fraudsters Fraudsters have taken advantage of COVID-19-related fraud schemes with the influx of money from government stimulus and vulnerable individuals. Takeaway 1 COVID-19 has sparked new fraud schemes, and cyber-enabled fraud is on pace to reach new highs. Current State of Fraud.

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In Australia, Card (And Other Payments) Fraud Is Big Business

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In Australia, a new report shows just how widespread internal fraud in the Commonwealth, aimed at government agencies, has become. This past week it was reported that, per an investigation by the Australian Institute of Criminology, such fraud amounted to $42 million over the past year. Grayson Jr., owner of Zealcon Corp.,

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FinCEN’s AML/CFT Priorities: A risk assessment perspective

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It is also important to note that while we may think of corruption as an international issue in other countries, such as Venezuela or Nicaragua, corruption can also happen within the United States. Fraud - Fraud is believed to be the largest generator of proceeds for criminals in the U.S. or internationally.

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Decoding QR Codes: Retailers Embrace Simple, Secure Touchless Payments Option

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The use of QR codes is growing more popular in the United States, enabling consumers to instantly access information and easily pay on their smartphones without going through a URL entry. Developments From Around The World Of QR Codes. Developments From Around The World Of QR Codes. Retail Environment.

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Deep Dive: Striking A Balance In Digital ID Security

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Experiencing such gains comes with risks, however, as digital IDs have presented new and underexplored avenues for fraud. billion digital records in the United States were compromised during the first half of 2018 – 291 records every second – with only six social media breaches accounting for more than half of all at-risk data.

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