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Baker Fraud Report –
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February 25, 2021
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New Jersey issues report on unlicensed bitcoin machines
- Many don’t comply with
federal regulations
- Scammers get victims to
deposit money into them
- Propose state licenses and
some regulation
New study on how scammers also spend huge efforts
contacting customer service centers to try and get access to accounts of
others
- Call volume up 42% at these
call centers during virus
- Record levels of fraud calls,
especially in financial services and insurance industries
- 5% of all calls fraudulent or
suspicious
- 80% of call centers say fraud
a very serious issue
Competition Bureau in Canada settles with online travel
agency over deceptive terms, fake online reviews; company to pay $5.8 million
Virus Benefit Theft
Review and Recommendation: A
Man for All Seasons, winner of best picture in 1966. Though it may
have been intended as an anti blacklist movie, it shows how a person with
courage, principle, and a belief in the law can deal with a tumultuous time.
Romance fraud
support groups: There is a huge need for support groups
for fraud victims – and for their families. Romance fraud victims are
at real risk of suicide, and many are repeat victims. I know of only
two such groups In the U.S., and we really need more.
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)
Social Media
Ransomware
Bitcoin and
cryptocurrency
ATM skimming
Jamaica and Lottery
Fraud (read BBB lottery fraud study)
Romance Fraud and
Sextortion (read BBB romance fraud study)
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