Thursday, June 10, 2021

Baker Fraud Report - Ransomware from Russia shuts down world’s largest meat producer in the US and Australia

 



FTC and DOJ now accepting claims from victims who used MoneyGram between 2013 and 2017 to send money to fraudsters; results from $125 million settlement
 
Rhode Island: Man from India gets three years prison over tech support scam room he operated in India; to be deported afterwards


           North Carolina AG proposes mandatory scam training for retail clerks
 
47 State AG’s support federal legislation to help fight fraud against seniors
 
WashPost: FTC looking at ways to address problems with free trial offer/subscription traps
 
National Consumers League says scams getting victim money through Cash App tripled in last half of 2020
 
West Virginia: Nine arrested for romance and other frauds; six of them Nigerian, two from Ghana; took in $2.5 million; at least 200 victims
 
Ransomware from Russia shuts down world’s largest meat producer in the US and Australia

Australia nabs five for laundering money for BEC and romance frauds
 
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, rental fraud and gift cards.

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