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Fraud Alerts
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Ethical Grounds
Warning: trust account scam.
Fraudsters don’t take holiday breaks. Last night, two different people associated with the Vermont legal profession forwarded me “fraud alerts” from title insurance companies. Each alert warns of the same…
Food Safety News
Potential EU fraud alerts climb in October
By News Desk
Fraud and non-compliance issues discussed in October by European countries have risen for the first time in recent months. The number of food and other fraud suspicions raised by EU…
Shufti Pro Blog
Silly Season Scams to Rise as AFP Forewarns Fake Delivery Texts
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has warned of fake delivery texts. Scammers use legitimate-looking texts to deceive people into providing the personal information that they use to fulfil their illicit…
Health Industry Washington Watch
OIG Accepting Recommendations for New Anti-kickback Safe Harbors and Fraud Alerts
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued its annual solicitation of recommendations for new or revised Anti-kickback Statute (AKS) safe harbors and new Special Fraud Alerts. In reviewing proposed…
Joseph P. McClelland, LLC's Blog
Fraud Alerts and Credit Freezes
5 Things to Know about Credit Freezes and Fraud Alerts What do fraud alerts and credit freezes do? In this article by Joseph McClelland, an identity theft attorney for victims, you will…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
New Federal Credit Freeze Law Eliminates Fees, Provides for Year-Long Fraud Alerts
Effective September 21, 2018, Section 301 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act requires consumer reporting agencies to provide free credit freezes and year-long fraud alerts to…
Antitrust Law Blog
New Law Allows Consumers Concerned about Identity Theft to Place Free Credit Freezes and Fraud Alerts
The Federal Trade Commission has announced that, beginning today, consumers concerned about identity theft or data breaches can place credit freezes and one year fraud alerts with the three nationwide…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Should I Place A Fraud Alert vs. Security Freeze?
By Amy Carlson
Should I Place A Fraud Alert vs. Security Freeze? As a privacy professional, almost all your fellow employees were affected by the Equifax data breach. You may be asked about…
Health Industry Washington Watch
OIG Warns Public: Do Not Fall for “OIG Hotline” Scammers
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) is warning the public that scammers are spoofing the OIG’s hotline telephone number to obtain personal information from individuals that then can be…
Health Law Diagnosis
OIG Warns of Scam Using the OIG Hotline Number
By Robinson+Cole's Health Law Group
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a fraud alert, warning that the OIG Hotline telephone number was being used in…