News Fraud & Disputes Scam Operational Definitions Published 9/13/2023 Scams are the use of deception or manipulation intended to achieve financial gain. Read more Tags: Fraud, Scams, FedPayments Improvement
News Fraud & Disputes Learn More About Crypto Scams 7/19/2023 How much do you know about cryptocurrency? If your answer is “not much,” that’s exactly what crypto scammers want to hear. Read more Tags: Scams, FTC, cryptoccurrency
News Fraud & Disputes Information Sharing Improves Fraud Mitigation 7/12/2023 The Federal Reserve has launched a scams information sharing work group. Read more Tags: Fraud, Scams, Federal Reserve, Fraud Mitigation, Fraud Forum
News Fraud & Disputes Protect Servicemembers From Fraud During Military... 7/5/2023 July is Military Consumer Month. Read more Tags: Fraud, Scams, Federal Trade Commission
News Fraud & Disputes Week 4: New Elder Financial Abuse Awareness Resource 6/28/2023 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is an international day of observance held every year in June. Read more Tags: Fraud, Elder Abuse, Scams, financial crimes, fraud meeting, Fraud Forum
News Fraud & Disputes Week 3: New Elder Financial Abuse Awareness Resource 6/21/2023 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is an international day of observance held every year in June. Read more Tags: Fraud, Elder Abuse, Scams, financial crimes, fraud meeting, Fraud Forum
News Fraud & Disputes Week 2: New Elder Financial Abuse Awareness Resource 6/14/2023 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is an international day of observance held every year on June 15. Read more Tags: Fraud, Elder Abuse, Scams, financial crimes, fraud meeting, Fraud Forum
News Fraud & Disputes New Elder Financial Abuse Awareness Resource Available... 6/7/2023 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is an international day of observance held every year on June 15. Read more Tags: Fraud, Elder Abuse, Scams, financial crimes, fraud meeting, Fraud Forum
News Fraud & Disputes Keep an Eye Out for Elder Financial Abuse 5/24/2023 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is an international day of observance held every year on June 15. Read more Tags: Fraud, Elder Abuse, Scams, financial crimes, fraud meeting, Fraud Forum
News Fraud & Disputes Email and Text Scams Hit During Tax Season 3/22/2023 With the filing deadline quickly approaching, the IRS urges everyone to remain vigilant against email and text scams aimed at taxpayers. Read more Tags: IRS, Cybercrime, Scams, phishing, smishing
News Fraud & Disputes Slam the Scam During Consumer Protection Week! 3/1/2023 National Slam the Scam Day, March 9, 2023, helps raise awareness and prevent scammers from succeeding in their crimes. Read more Tags: Fraud & Incident Management, Fraud, Government Payments, consumer protection, Scams, government, FTC, Fraud Mitigation, Federal Trade Commission, Social Security
News Avoid Romance Scams This Valentine’s Day 2/8/2023 If someone you meet online needs your bank account information to deposit money, they are most likely using your account to carry out other theft and fraud... Read more Tags: Fraud & Incident Management, Fraud, Scams, FTC, Fraud Mitigation, FBI, Federal Trade Commission, romance scams
News Fraud & Disputes Avoid Charity Scams During the Holidays 12/21/2022 The holiday season is a time for cheerful giving, but make a donation plan that includes spotting and avoiding scams. Read more Tags: Fraud, Charitable, Scams, FTC, charity
News Fraud & Disputes ’Tis the Season to Avoid Gift Card Scams 12/14/2022 Keep your hard-earned money safe from scammers this holiday season by spotting and avoiding gift card scams. Read more Tags: Fraud & Incident Management, Fraud, Scams, FTC, Fraud Mitigation
News Fraud & Disputes Key Practices to Reduce Improper Payments through... 7/28/2022 A group of federal agencies working under the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) has released a report identifying verification... Read more Tags: Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Fraud, Government Payments, unemployment, Scams, government, covid
News Fraud & Disputes New Interactive Assessments for Synthetic ID Fraud 7/20/2022 Synthetic identity fraud can pose serious consequences for both organizations and individuals. To mitigate this type of fraud, we must first be able... Read more Tags: Fraud, Synthetic Identity, Cyber, Cybersecurity, consumer protection, Assessments, Cybercrime, Scams
News Fraud & Disputes Fraudsters Take Advantage of High Gas Prices 7/20/2022 Scammers use consumers’ financial anxieties to lure them in, and high gas prices are no exception. Specifically, criminals are posting ads on social... Read more Tags: Fraud & Incident Management, Fraud, consumer protection, "Unauthorized", Scams
News Fraud & Disputes Spotting the FTC’s Most Reported Crypto Scams 6/8/2022 If the cryptocurrency craze feels like a tempting way to make money, or you think you’re missing out, read on. Because, according to the FTC’s... Read more Tags: consumer protection, crypto, Scams, cryptocurrency, FTC