BlogFraud Risks in Turbulent TimesMarch 20, 2020 by Verafin As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the world, financial institutions have been encouraged to remain steadfast in their ongoing scrutiny of potentially suspicious behavior and to diligently report suspected fraudulent activity. On March 16, 2020, FinCEN released a... |
Blog“Tell Me About Yourself.” Employment Scammers Targeting PIIFebruary 27, 2020 by Verafin “While hiring scams have been around for many years, cyber criminals’ emerging use of spoofed websites to harvest [personally identifiable information] (PII) and steal money shows an increased level of complexity.” – Internet Crime Complaint Commission (IC3) Public Service Announcement... |
BlogHeartbreaking: Romance Scams on the RiseFebruary 14, 2020 by Verafin “In 2018, confidence/romance fraud was the seventh most commonly reported scam to the [Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3)] based on the number of complaints received, and the second costliest scam in terms of victim loss.” – IC3 Public Service... |
BlogRedefining Fraud: Combating Evolving Business Email Compromise SchemesJanuary 23, 2020 by Verafin In their search for the path of least resistance, fraudsters have discovered that trickery and deception are highly effective strategies. As noted by FinCEN, Business Email Compromise (BEC) is one area of financial crime where these tactics reign supreme, and... |
Case StudyReducing RiskBell Bank • Location: Fargo, ND Assets: $10.2B • Core Banking System: Fiserv Signature “With Verafin’s Private ATM Owner finder alerts, we discovered we actually... |
BlogBusiness Email Compromise (BEC) FraudDecember 10, 2018 by Verafin This blog was originally published in July 2017 and has been updated to reflect up-to-date statistics and references. Business Email Compromise (BEC) has become a big earner in the criminal world and a serious fraud threat for financial institutions (FIs)... |
Archived WebinarIncoming Wire Fraud: Uncovering Money Mules with FRAMLxOriginally Presented: May 31, 2018 Fraud scams, such as Business Email Compromise, Work-from-home, and Romance scams are rarely isolated events. As fraud has become more sophisticated, large criminal organizations use... |
Feature SheetEnterprise Fraud ManagementFraud continues to plague financial institutions — with evolving scams and schemes, fraud is a constantly evolving threat, with criminals probing for an opening in... |
White PaperThe Cyber Crime Wave: What Bankers Need to KnowNovember 2016 In his insightful white paper The Cyber Crime Wave: What Bankers Need To Know, Chris Swecker, former Assistant Director of the FBI discusses... |
Archived WebinarACAMS Webinar Cybercrime: A Prominent and Growing Financial Crime ThreatOriginally Presented: December 8, 2016 “Great overview of cybercrimes currently effecting financial institutions. Also, good example of real case; this was extremely insightful.” Compliance Officer, JP Morgan “Each webinar from... |
