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If any money or communication is sent over a wire or through the mail that furthers the crime, prosecutors will pile on wire and mail fraud charges. In the settlement…

The Bankruptcy Manual thoroughly discusses bankruptcy fraud. Credit counseling is also a mandatory requirement for individuals filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, providing essential information on debt management and alternatives to…

Scammers use a ‘fake maker’ to construct a realistic online presence to help sell the scam. You've likely heard of "mail-order brides." Well, now there are loads of websites that…

Traditional rule-based fraud detection systems struggle to keep up with the speed and complexity of modern scam schemes. Keep an eye out for warning indicators: Make sure that you don't…

The Insurance Fraud Bureau in the UK estimated there were more than 20,000 staged collisions and false insurance claims across the UK from 1999 to 2006. One tactic fraudsters use…

Phishing scams are one of the most popular methods of committing online banking fraud. Our attorneys are well-versed in fraud in the securities, commodities, and banking sectors and can help…

Such fraud can cause serious and lasting financial losses and reputational damage to organizations. Internal Audit organizations have the ability to spend resources to analyze the data that comes out…

Although most people use the term fraud when describing a scam, it is only considered fraud when a scam is successful. Christoph Meili, a former bank security guard, exposed the…

“A good portion of clients will say they had no idea who they were supposed to be paying,” said Donovan McCarty, an attorney with the nonprofit Michigan Legal Services, who…

That total is down by a third since the peak of more than $3 million during the pandemic in 2020-2021, according to BBB Scam Tracker. Boo spent $42 million on…