MLS Prowlers Have A New Scam Targeting Home Sellers
A new wrinkle in scams, and this one almost worked on a fraud fighter. It was so good. Fraudsters are prowling MLS listings looking for easy targets to pull off utility shut-off scams. And they are currently on the prowl in Los Angeles, California. “This Doesn’t Make Sense, This Is Bad News” – Panic and […]
Hackers Can Bypass ChatGPT Controls To Create Malware
It’s a cat-and-mouse game in Ai generated malicious content, and we’re already seeing it play out daily. This week, Check Point researchers posted a blog revealing how hackers have already figured out how to bypass OpenAi’s malware restrictions and are actively selling the capability on messaging platforms like Telegram. ChatGPTBlocks the Creation of Phishing Emails […]
Report : The Knoble-2,500 Human Crime Fighters Strong
Ian Mitchell had a dream a few short years ago. He wanted to create an organization that brought together fraud fighters, scam fighters, law enforcement, financial institutions, and NGOs to stop human suffering. So he created The Knoble. And I and many others happily joined him in his mission – like close to 3,000 weekend […]
This Bank Has Never Ever Had A Single Card Fraud Case
The name of the bank is Bank Zero. They are a neobank based in South Africa, where the average credit card issuer experiences very high fraud loss rates – 15 basis points or more. But they claim to have zero fraud. According to The Citizen, Bank Zero, South Africa’s newest bank, says that in the […]
FinCen – Check Fraud Cases Increased 84% in 2022
Check fraud is making national news now, and we are finally getting some new statistics on how bad the check fraud problem has gotten. We reported on the boom in check fraud exactly one year ago – Check Fraud Is Booming Again In A Post-Pandemic US. Now the real damage is rolling in and Paul […]
Identity Theft Attempt Turns Deadly With Poison Potion
Years from now, they might call Viktoria Nasyrova The CheeseCake Killer because she has been involved in two suspected poisonings of women she defrauded. Olga Syvk, a Ukrainian immigrant salon worker, testified last week about her near-death experience after eating a slice of cheesecake and later some soup provided to her. She testified that Russian […]
Googler Fired For Fraud, She Was Not Part of Mass Layoff
Tech layoffs seem to be a real thing this year. You probably saw that Google laid off 12,000 employees – about 6% of its global workforce and the announcements from impacted employees were all over Linkedin. One employee caught committing credit card fraud claimed to be part of those mass layoffs when she was actually […]
$17 Billion In Synthetic Identity Fraud Unearthed
Even the government isn’t immune to the scourge of synthetic identity fraud. ? In fact, they got conned in a big way. This week, a group established by the government to oversee the responsible use of pandemic funds, unearthed what might be the largest single case of synthetic identity fraud ever perpetrated against a program. […]
SimSwap.Su Gives Fraudsters Scary, Powerful Tool
A website called SimSwap gives fraudsters a scary powerful tool to intercept text messages, swap sim cards, turn off phones remotely, and even bypass fraud controls like 3D-Secure. And it’s all available right online for anyone to buy. It’s no longer just for sophisticated hackers accessing secret dark web marketplaces. The software exploits flaws in […]
2 Bank Employees Sent Screen Shots To Outside Fraudster
A new internal fraud case at Citizens Banks and Santander again proves that employees are often the weakest link in banks’ fraud control systems. In this particular case, employees from two banks were recruited to work for an outside fraudster who wanted customer information and screenshots from them so he could commit a massive and […]
She Was Wrongly Accused of Card Fraud. It Ruined Her Life
Sandra Wilson went to her local gas station to buy a pack of Cigarettes at her regular gas station one night. It’s something she had done hundreds of times before. She could even count the steps from her car to the gas station – 141 steps – since she had done it so many times. […]
Fish Commits Fraud, Exposes Owners Card Number Online
Crazy things happen in Japan. And you’d be hard-pressed to find a more bizarre fraud case than a recent case of “Fish Fraud” that occurred there recently. According to Techspot News, a Nintendo Switch owner’s pet fish accessed his shopping account and added funds using his credit card, and committed various other offenses as well. […]
New Dastardly Self Check-Out Scam Emerges At Walmart
Walmart shoppers have been complaining about a new self-checkout scam stealing their hard-earned money. The scam was first reported on Classic 96.1 by an anonymous Walmart customer in Spring Texas, who was shocked to find an unidentified charge on their receipt when they got home. The receipt showed a mysterious item called “Debit Load” for […]
Founder Fraud – Chase Stung By Fake Account Fraud
Fake Account fraud is growing. Late last year, Elon Musk tried to back out of buying Twitter because he said up to 20% of the accounts on the platform were fake – created by bots. He was unsuccessful. And now Chase has just got stung by a major case of fake accounts that has them […]
TD Vice President Ran A $30 Million Internal Loan Fraud
Internal fraud is on the rise across the US. This week, the DOJ announced a massive loan fraud case involving Daniel Hernandez – a Regional Manager for TD – where he is accused of orchestrating 90 fraudulent applications for PPP loans. According to the complaint, he assisted in over $30 million in PPP loans and […]
Dawn Of The ShapeShifter – 10 Fraud Predictions for 2023
The world we live in is changing before our eyes. ? Things are never quite what they seem. Nothing can be taken at face value, and strangers making promises cannot be trusted. ? Sadly, everyone we know has been victimized by fraud or a scam and lost their hard-earned money. Fraudsters no longer look like […]
It’s a Fraud Blitz! No Chip On Tax Refund Debit Cards
Over 8 million debit cards have been sent to California residents loaded with up to $1,250. But someone forgot to put the Chip on those cards, and the cards have become a skimmers haven. ABC7 news reports, “A growing number of Californians are reporting that scammers have drained their inflation relief debit cards, prompting one […]
Zombie Debt Reassignment Boosts Synthetic Identities
Zombie tradelines. ? Every heard of em? I didn’t until a few months ago. Synthetic Identity is an endless cat-and-mouse game. Just as banks ? catch on to one scheme and react, a new loophole in the system is identified by the mouse ? and exploited. And there’s a new mouse in a town called […]
Jim Browning Tells You How He Scams Scammers
Scam baiter Jim Browing beats call center scammers at their own game. He can hack their computer systems and watch their every move as they try to trick people out of their life savings. The scammers target anyone – and they will drain your money if they get the chance. But if he’s lucky and […]
SSA Employee Invented Fake Kids For Synthetic Identities
The SSA has often been the definitive source for identifying synthetic and real identities. But what happens when an insider at the SSA is accused of creating synthetic identities and stealing dead people’s identities to file benefits claims fraudulently? Well, that’s exactly what happened in the case of Justin Skiff. This week, the DOJ accused […]
Las Vegas Businessman Arrested For BEC Fraud
The DOJ announced the arrest of 4 men who ran a large email compromise scheme that defrauded corporations, banks, lenders, and credit card companies. All told, they are accused of stealing over $9.2 million in their scheme. Surprisingly one of the men – Marty Mizrahi – is a successful Las Vegas businessman that started Vegas.com […]