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U.S. Secret Service: “Massive Fraud” Against State Unemployment Insurance Programs

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A well-organized Nigerian crime ring is exploiting the COVID-19 crisis by committing large-scale fraud against multiple state unemployment insurance programs, with potential losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new alert issued by the U.S. Secret Service.

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The ‘Zelle Fraud’ Scam: How it Works, How to Fight Back

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What follows is a deep dive into how this increasingly clever Zelle fraud scam typically works, and what victims can do about it. Last week’s story warned that scammers are blasting out text messages about suspicious bank transfers as a pretext for immediately calling and scamming anyone who responds via text.

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‘Tis the Season for the Wayward Package Phish

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Here’s a look at a fairly elaborate SMS-based phishing scam that spoofs FedEx in a bid to extract personal and financial information from unwary recipients. com — from a desktop web browser redirects the visitor to a harmless page with ads for car insurance quotes. com, g001bfedeex[.]com, com, and so on.

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Riding the State Unemployment Fraud ‘Wave’

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When a reliable method of scamming money out of people, companies or governments becomes widely known, underground forums and chat networks tend to light up with activity as more fraudsters pile on to claim their share. ” STATE WEB SITE WOES. And that’s exactly what appears to be going on right now as multiple U.S.

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How $100M in Jobless Claims Went to Inmates

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Labor Department’s inspector general said this week that roughly $100 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims were paid in 2020 to criminals who are already in jail. When an applicant doesn’t have one or more of the above — or if something about their application triggers potential fraud flags — ID.me

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The ‘Zelle Fraud’ Scam: How it Works, How to Fight Back

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What follows is a deep dive into how this increasingly clever Zelle fraud scam typically works, and what victims can do about it. The post The ‘Zelle FraudScam: How it Works, How to Fight Back appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Karma Catches Up to Global Phishing Service 16Shop

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The international police organization INTERPOL said last week it had shuttered the notorious 16Shop, a popular phishing-as-a-service platform launched in 2017 that made it simple for even complete novices to conduct complex and convincing phishing scams.

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