In an era of increasingly sophisticated phishing attempts, verifying the authenticity of an email claiming to be from Chase Bank is crucial to safeguarding one's financial security. Chase, understanding the threats facing its customers, has implemented multiple features in its communications to help di...
Victims of a $600 million prime bank fraud involving securities purportedly issued by Banka Bohemia A.S., a bank located in Prague, Czech Republic, included charitable organizations, municipalities, and other institutional investors.For example, the National Council of Churches of Christ, a not-for...
Group-IB notes a trend of these scam groups growing in both size and complexity. There are also many more of them than ever before. The total amount of cybercrime outfits running scams jumped to 390, the highest annual number on record and a 3.5x increase...
Banks have historically resisted calls to reimburse victims of these types of scams, arguing that federal rules only require them to issue refunds for money taken out of customers' bank accounts by hackers, as opposed to fraudulent payments customers are duped into authorizing, the wire service not...
A report in 2024 suggested that victims have lost approximately $5 billion worldwide to cryptocurrency-based scams (Chainalysis 2024), mostly involving investment and romance fraud. A number of Hong Kong-based crypto exchanges, such as JPEX and Bitforex, are the subject of investigations for...
source, like Chase or eBay, that ask people to click on a link leading to a fake, but convincing-looking site. It asks the potential victim to log in and provide some personal information. Once criminals have this information, they can get access to bank accounts or even commit identity...
These are some of the most common scams and frauds involving credit cards in 2022. 1. Identity Theft Identity theft is a type of fraud in which criminals pretend to be you. They borrow your personal information — such as your name and address, credit card information, bank information, Soc...
The wallet had transactions involving Save the Kids token as well as other altcoins Kay had hosted giveaways for, such as Eclipse token, SafeGalaxy, and Titscoin. Due to how the blockchain works, every single transaction, including the wallet addresses, involving these cryptocurrencies are ...
Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri) ATMs have a zero charge just for a subset of cards, namely VISA Debit Cards. Other cards are charged the usual 150 Baht. These machines are common around Pattaya. Ray points out that asking for a cash advance on a card from a bank teller avoids the Thai ATM...
The Most Bizarre Details From the College Cheating ScandalAn alleged scheme involving an email from Felicity Huffman that reads, “Ruh Ro!” By Madeleine Aggeler college admissions scandal Mar. 12, 2019 Of Course the College Admissions Scandal Has an NCAA AngleIn a way, it’s the strangest...