Facebook agrees to pay News Corp for content in Australia Financial Times
TaxProf Blog — Germany Seeks To Tax Income Of U.S. Soldiers Stationed There.
Danke, für nichts.
Chinese takeover of abandoned WA island ‘paradise’ close to military training area sparks concerns
Australian security agencies will give universities an expanded list of emerging technologies that should be protected from foreign interference as concern grows about local academics giving China access to their critical research.
The list will go beyond the military or “dual-use” technologies that Australian universities have traditionally been told to protect from foreign governments.
ASIO boss says foreign governments using deceptive means to obtain Australian research
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Baker Fraud Report – News you can use
March 11, 2021
Top Stories
My new study for the Better Business
Bureau: Gift Card Payment Scams
- Gift cards are now the
top payment methods for complaints to the FTC (excepting online
purchases)
- BBB complaints from
people who paid with gifts card tripled over last three two years
- Providing numbers from
the back of cards is like sending cash
- Most common cards
scammers ask for are eBay, Google Play, iTunes, Amazon and Target
- Older people more
likely to be victims
Claim forms are going out for the $125 million
settlement between MoneyGram and the FTC/DOJ
Two from Ukraine extradited to the US and
charged; laundered money for cyber thieves that stole money from online
bank accounts
FINRA releases study on chronic fraud
victimization and steps to intervene
Virus Benefit Theft
Studies I’ve done for BBB can all be found here. Here are links to some of
the study topics: puppy fraud, tech support fraud, romance fraud money mules, apartment rental, crooked movers, government imposters, online vehicle sale scams, and rental fraud.
Coronavirus
Fraud News From Around the world
Humor
FTC and CFPB
Business Email compromise fraud (read BBB study)
Ransomware
Data Breaches
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency
IRS and tax frauds
ATM skimming
Jamaica and Lottery Fraud (read BBB lottery fraud study)
Romance Fraud and Sextortion (read BBB romance fraud study)
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