New Twist On Counterfeit Check Scheme Targeting U.S. Law Firms

Written on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:48:47 +0000 – 8:48 am | by Brian |

Intelligence Note
Prepared by the Internet Crime
Complaint Center (IC3)

January 21, 2010

New Twist On Counterfeit Check Scheme Targeting U.S. Law Firms

The FBI
continues to receive reports of counterfeit check scheme targeting U.S. law firms.
As previously reported, scammers send e-mails to lawyers, claiming to be overseas
and seeking legal representation to collect delinquent payments from [...]

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Mystery/Secret Shopper Schemes

Written on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:15:35 +0000 – 9:15 am | by Brian |

Intelligence Note
Prepared by the Internet Crime
Complaint Center (IC3)

January 20, 2010

Mystery/Secret Shopper Schemes

The IC3 has been alerted to an increase in employment schemes pertaining to mystery/secret
shopper positions. Many retail and service corporations hire evaluators to perform
secret or random checks on themselves or their competitors, and fraudsters are capitalizing
on this employment opportunity.
Victims have reported to the [...]

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Haitian Earthquake Relief Fraud Alert

Written on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:59:22 +0000 – 12:59 pm | by Brian |

U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
FBI National Press Office (202) 324-3691
For Immediate Release
January 18, 2010
National Center for Disaster Fraud to Coordinate Haitian Fraud Complaints
The FBI and the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF)
have established a telephone hotline to report suspected Haitian earthquake relief
fraud. The number [...]

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MoneyGram scam: Always be sure you know to whom you’re wiring money

Written on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:53:26 +0000 – 3:53 pm | by Brian |

MoneyGram scam: Always be sure you know to whom you’re wiring money
Fort Worth Star-Telegram – November 6, 2009
By DAVE LIEBER
MoneyGram, one of America’s best-known money-transfer companies, is reeling from charges made by the federal government that 10 percent of its Canadian sales agents were in cahoots with criminals scamming money from Americans.
Last month, MoneyGram agreed [...]

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