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It’s Tax Fraud Season

January 21, 2016 by Brendan Brothers

With the holiday season behind us and the new year underway, it’s time to prepare for a brand new season—the 2016 tax filing season. Over the next few months, fraudsters will exploit the personal information of thousands of U.S. taxpayers... 

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Synthetic Identity Fraud

How are synthetic identities created and exploited in financial institutions? Highlights:  Identity Fraud and SSN Hackers and Data Breaches Synthetic Identity Fraud How Financial Institutions... 

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ACAMS Webinar: Crime Rings Have Grown to a Prevalent and Formidable Threat

Originally Presented: November 6, 2015

“VERY impressive. Lots of great information by presenters with great skills. This presentation ranks as one of the best presentations I have attended in 2015!”... 

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Anatomy of a Million Dollar Crime Ring

Highlights: How much can a crime ring generate in illicit funds? What types of fraudulent activities are funding crime rings? Are risky entities using identity... 

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Red Flags for New Account Fraud

Criminals are finding new ways to perpetrate fraud through new accounts, including the use of stolen or synthetic identities. This infographic highlights the challenges of... 

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15 Red Flags for New Account Fraud

July 14, 2015 by Denise Hutchings

Compromised credentials from a data breach or malware are frequently exploited by financial criminals to perpetrate new account fraud. The agency [FBI] used to learn about a new, large-scale data breach every two or three weeks. “Now, it is close... 

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10 Ploys Fraudsters Use to Commit Identity Fraud

June 26, 2015 by Denise Hutchings

Financial Criminals and SSNs Make a Bad Combination A Social Security number (SSN), which supposedly distinguishes one person’s identity from another, is a key piece of information for a financial institution’s Customer Due Diligence (CDD) process and opening bank accounts.... 

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How Do Criminals Get Debit Card Data?

Criminals are more sophisticated than ever before. Global criminal enterprises are executing attacks involving thousands of cards and accessing massive amounts of card data. This...