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Scams
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Shufti Pro Blog
Fraudsters Target UK’s £400 Energy Bill Support Scheme through Scam Texts
Fraudsters are taking advantage of the support program initiated for people to lessen the burden of soaring electricity and gas prices. Using links of a fake website, scammers urge people…
Aging Parents Blog
Warn Aging Parents About Post Disaster Scammers
By Mikol Davis
Devastating hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, fires, across many parts of the U.S. leave people vulnerable. Aging parents, often far away from family, are especially at risk. When disaster strikes, scammers see…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
PSR Consultation Paper CP22/4 ‘Authorised push payment scams: Requiring reimbursement’
On 29 September 2022, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published Consultation Paper 22/4 ‘Authorised push payment scams: Requiring reimbursement’ (CP22/4). Introduction Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams happen when fraudsters trick…
Shufti Pro Blog
Expanding Fraud in Digital Space—Florida’s Government Raises Awareness
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued a newsletter to alert people regarding monetary scams that involve consumers’ millions of dollars. Florida is facing rampant cases of scams…
Consumer Finance Monitor
House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security holds hearing on protecting military servicemembers and veterans from financial scams and fraud
On July 13, 2022, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing entitled “Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud.” A…
Red Notice Law Journal
Washington, D.C.- National Central Bureaus and their roles in INTERPOL’s functioning
A reader recently wrote in with the following question: I believe I am being scammed and have had no success finding an e-mail address for Interpol Washington to get their…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
FOS publishes annual complaints data 2021/22
On 28 June 2022, the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) published its annual complaints data 2021/22. The complaints data shows that complaints about ‘authorised’ scams increased by around a fifth in…
State AG Blog
State AG Updates: April 14-20, 2022
Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates. Arizona Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, urged Arizona…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Treasury Committee publishes Government response to fraud, scams and economic crime report
On 28 April 2022, the House of Commons’ Treasury Committee published the responses from the Government, FCA and Payment Systems Regulator to its report on Economic Crime. In its report…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #326 -Gift Card Scams Still Rampant and Successful
In addition to teaching your kids about financial literacy, teach them (and yourself) to identify scams that are designed to steal from you. One scam that has made a comeback…