Latest Deception Stories
MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss., Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While many Americans believe they, like George Washington, cannot tell a lie, a Mississippi State business researcher is finding that most have no problem fudging facts under the "right circumstances." In separate studies published in 2008 and later this year, Kent Marett, an assistant professor at the university, and colleagues at other academic institutions involved students in voluntary studies. Their two sets of...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Securities Commission (PSC) today warned unwary investors that times of economic turbulence like the current stock market attracts scam artists and flawed "get rich quick schemes." Mothers give good advice: "Never take candy from strangers." Today, the PSC adds a modern corollary: "Not everyone who seeks to 'friend' you on the Internet has favorable intentions." As people increasingly turn to online social networking sites to...
LONDON, September 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The birth and growth of mobile smart phones and devices has opened up a whole new realm of opportunity for criminals in the telecoms fraud market - as well as new challenges for revenue assurance professionals. With PBX hacking alone said to be worth millions of euros, companies cannot risk not being up-to-date with the latest anti-fraud strategies. Jack Wraith, CEO of the Telecommunications UK Fraud Forum (TUFF), believes that...
CHICAGO and MIAMI, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Accertify, a leading fraud prevention and risk management provider, announced today that PriceTravel, a rapidly growing online travel agency based in Latin America, has signed an agreement to leverage Accertify's comprehensive risk management solution. This signing is the latest achievement in Accertify's successful expansion into Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Headquartered in Cancun, Mexico, PriceTravel provides an online portal...
Water Damage Local.com, a nationwide network of water restoration provider warns about the proliferation of scam artists seeking to prey on unsuspecting homeowners following natural disasters. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 01, 2011 Water Damage Local.com, a nationwide network of water restoration providers, is advising people to beware of scam artists in the wake of Hurricane Irene. The recent storm sideswiped the Eastern Seaboard, causing devastation from the Carolinas to New England....
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- First there was Jack Webb in a series called Dragnet. Then America's Most Wanted tracked down real criminals. Now TransMedia Group will publicize another Webb -- Linda Webb -- starring as the most ferocious successor yet in the crime stopping genre, a reality series heading for television called "Fraud Dog." www.frauddog.tv Tom Madden, the former #2 dog at NBC, now CEO at TransMedia Group (www.transmediagroup.com), said his firm was...
NEW YORK, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Released today by PwC, A Guide to Forensic Accounting Investigation, Second Edition offers a step-by-step approach to understanding the complexity of fraud prevention, investigation and deterrence. The book provides forensic accounting specialists with new coverage on the latest PCAOB Auditing Standards, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and options fraud, as well as on fraud in China and its implications. (Logo:...
latest iYogi scam alerts reviews the prevalent Inheritance scam that tricks people by making them believe that they have a far off relative who has left infinite inheritance in their name.Visit iYogi website, to know more about such scams that happen through different channels but mostly through e-mails. New York, NY (PRWEB) July 12, 2011 iYogi, a direct-to-consumer provider of on-demand remote tech support services, has announced the latest 'iYogi Scam Alerts' about the prevalent...
NEWARK, N.J., July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether it is an act of brazen deceit regarding the discharge of toxic chemicals or a matter of "shading the truth" on emissions, either action constitutes environmental fraud, according to veteran environmental attorney James A. Kosch. In the June 22 issue of Corporate Compliance Insights - an online knowledge-sharing forum for the corporate compliance community -Kosch outlines three areas of risk in an article titled, "Eliminating Environmental...
NEW YORK, July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NICE Actimize, a NICE Systems (NASDAQ:NICE) company and the largest and broadest provider of a single financial crime, risk and compliance software platform for the financial services industry, announced today that its Remote Banking Fraud solution is successfully enabling Malaysia's CIMB Bank to reduce fraud losses. Within the first 30 days after implementation, the Actimize Remote Banking Fraud solution detected and stopped 51...
