BlogACH Payments: Mitigating the Risks of Faster FraudJune 12, 2017 by Verafin ACH payments have become one of the primary means of noncash payment in the past fifteen years. As consumers demand more convenience and flexibility in their banking options — these popular electronic money transfers create potential risks for your financial institution.... |
eBookUnderstanding Fraud Schemes & ScamsFraud is constantly evolving. As the industry has implemented controls to protect against traditional first-party fraud and account takeover fraud, fraudsters have adjusted their strategies... |
BlogU.S. Court Case: 9 Banks and 50 Bank Accounts Exploited by Human Trafficking RingFebruary 21, 2017 by Denise Hutchings “Follow the money and you will find the trafficker… Financial investigation plays a crucial role in successful investigation of trafficking in persons.” An outstanding financial investigation which was conducted in the recent prosecution of a U.S. based human trafficking ring... |
Archived WebinarTricks of the Cyber-Trade: Email Compromise Fraud SchemesOriginally Presented: October 5, 2016 Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Email Account Compromise (EAC) are among the growing trends of cyber-enabled crime adversely affecting financial institutions — with $3.1 billion worldwide... |
InfographicE-mail Compromise Fraud SchemesE-mail compromise fraud schemes such as Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) are a growing problem for financial institutions. As criminals use e-mail compromise to exploit the... |
BlogThousands of Human Trafficking Arrests in the U.S. Plus Recent Money Flow to Human Smuggling HubsApril 5, 2016 by Denise Hutchings “Human trafficking is not a problem that law enforcement can tackle alone. It requires the close collaboration with many concerned groups looking at this crime through different lenses.” (Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.) Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance advocates... |
BlogIt’s Tax Fraud SeasonJanuary 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... |
Archived WebinarThe Role of Financial Institutions in Combatting Human TraffickingOriginally Presented: January 11, 2016 Timea Nagy, Human Trafficking Survivor & Educator, discusses the critical role of financial institutions in combatting this crime. There is a pressing need for action... |
InfographicRed Flags for New Account FraudCriminals are finding new ways to perpetrate fraud through new accounts, including the use of stolen or synthetic identities. This infographic highlights the challenges of... |
Blog15 Red Flags for New Account FraudJuly 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... |
