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Under pressure
Generations that grew up with the internet aren’t immune to online fraud schemes. Trust in online platforms, heavy involvement in social media and financial pressures facing Gen Z and millennials put them at greater risk of being victimized by fraudsters than older adults. Fraud Magazine explores how younger generations become victims — and perpetrators — and what fraud examiners can do to educate them about fraud.
Written By: Anna Brahce, Crystal Zuzek
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- Consumer Fraud and Scams
- Cyberfraud
- Fraud Schemes
5 most scandalous fraud cases of 2024
Fraudsters work year-round to perpetrate their schemes. Fraud Magazine also works year-round tracking the news for those schemes we believe will live in infamy and serve as cases for anti-fraud professionals to study for years to come. Here are the most scandalous frauds of 2024.
Written By: Anna Brahce, Crystal Zuzek, Jennifer Liebman, CFE
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- Cyberfraud
- Financial Institution Fraud
- Fraud Schemes
He was a victim. Now he’s fighting back.
In 2021, Troy Gochenour became a victim of cryptocurrency fraud after striking up a correspondence with a scammer he met on a dating app. The Ohio-based voice actor talks to Fraud Magazine about his experience as a fraud victim and how it transformed him into an activist raising awareness and fighting against cyber scams.
Written By: Emily Homer, Ph.D., CFE
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- Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
- Cyberfraud
- Fraud Schemes
Who’s liable in authorized push-payment schemes?
You probably send cash via Zelle, Venmo, Apple Pay or other mobile apps. But scammers are also using those apps to trick people into authorizing payments. Banks have traditionally balked at refunding victims, but that’s changing as the U.K. government implements the Payment Systems Regulator, and the U.S. government pressures financial institutions.
Written By: Sophia Carlton, CFE
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- Cyberfraud
- Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes
- Legal Elements of Fraud
Breaking down data silos
The better the data, the better the insight. The better the insight, the better the results. In this issue, we explore how CFEs can help their organizations break down data silos to improve business transparency.
Written By: Vincent M. Walden, CFE, CPA
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- Cyberfraud
- Data Analytics
Tracking crypto fraud with unspent transaction outputs
The author uses real-life examples from his fraud investigations to dispel a major myth about bitcoin’s anonymity, showing just how traceable the digital currency is. Unspent transaction outputs are one mechanism to track payments on the blockchain and ultimately discover who’s behind any illicit activity.
Written By: Sean Tweed, CFE, CCAS, CCI
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- Cyberfraud
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
Fraudsters steal pandemic cash in your name, infect business web gateways, and pilfer children’s health insurance money and PII
Fraudsters stole billions from U.S. federal COVID-19 loan programs. Now unsuspecting victims, who never applied for those loans, are receiving bills. Plus, business ‘NetScaler Gateways’ are attacked, and Medicaid children’s health insurance recipients are scammed.
Written By: Robert E. Holtfreter, Ph.D., CFE
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- Cyberfraud
- Fraud Schemes
- Identity Theft
Crushing fraud in the U.K.
Fraud now accounts for more than 40% of all crime in the United Kingdom. Here we explore what’s behind this proliferation of fraud in England and Wales and what anti-fraud experts say the government must do to crush it.
Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE
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- Cyberfraud
- Fraud Risk Management
- Government Fraud
Fraud affairs of the heart and more
Elderly victims in Australia lose half a million dollars in alleged romance scam; China and Myanmar join forces to crack down on cybercriminals targeting Chinese nationals; and risk management study reveals retailers are losing money in instances of friendly fraud.
Written By: Anna Brahce
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- Consumer Fraud and Scams
- Cyberfraud
- Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes
Phishers use AI to bypass email security, fake life insurance policy scams and more
Phishing scams never disappeared; they’re just more sophisticated. Also reject letters promising millions from insurance policies. And beware of invoices for COVID-19 tests you never ordered.
Written By: Robert E. Holtfreter, Ph.D., CFE
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- Cyberfraud
- Fraud Schemes
- Identity Theft
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