Tag "Money Fraud"
Million Dollar Fraud Trial Finds HBOS Bankers Guilty
Latest fraud trial finds HBOS bankers guilty for contributing to losses that led to taxpayer-funded rescues of several of Britain’s top banks during the financial crisis. Two former HBOS bankers and four other people were found guilty on Monday in a $307
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White-Collar Crime
The term white-collar crime was reportedly coined in 1939, and now the synonymous with the full range of frauds committed by business and government professionals. These crimes are characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust and are not dependent on
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Safeguard Against Money Fraud
Providing your personal information seems to be an everyday occurrence – it’s something we do with every paperless transaction or online order. But do we really know what happens to all that information once we key in the details? Well, the information
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Fraud Experts Say: Don’t Fall for Illegal Soliciting
Soliciting occurs everyday, and whether it’s someone knocking on your front door or calling you over the phone, there are some red flags that you should be aware of so you don’t fall victim to the next soliciting fraud. Your
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Court Refuses to Toss Trump University Fraud Case
On Tuesday a New York court rejected the arguments of Donald Trump’s lawyers that a fraud case brought by the state’s attorney general should be tossed out. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman alleges that Trump University defrauded students who
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Panhandlers Alleged Fraud – Mother and Daughter Catch Them on Camera
TOPSHAM, Maine (NECN) — When a Maine mother and daughter uncovered what they thought was a fraudulent panhandling scheme, they took a stand. And then, they were allegedly assaulted. “I’m still hurting where he hit me,” said Bonnie Gould. Bonnie,
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Polygamous Leaders Busted in Food Stamp Fraud
Top twelve leaders running a sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were indicted and arrested Tuesday amid charges of food stamp fraud. The 11 arrested men include Lyle Jeffs, brother of the high-profile leader Warren
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How to Avoid WhatsApp Viruses, Scams and Hoaxes
WhatsApp scams are going around and this last one could be the most dangerous yet to unwitting users. Prevent these scam artists from threatening you to download a virus to your phone by detecting some of the WhatsApp scams that you need to delete
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Next Year’s Frauds… And Solutions
The New Year is soon approaching and so are the new (and old) money frauds to watch out for in 2016. “There’s nothing like the holiday shopping season going into the New Year to test our latest security efforts
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Former NBA Player Faces Sentencing in Fraud Case
Former NBA player Tate George is convicted of fraud in what federal prosecutors say was a real estate Ponzi scheme that swindled other current and former players acted as his own attorney Wednesday as he sought to make his case
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