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December 3rd, 2021category: Background Check ABCsBy a Biometrica staffer Only yesterday, Dec. 2, Europol announced the results of a massive international law enforcement operation that targeted money mules. The operation, codenamed EMMA 7 (i.e. the European Money Mule Action), involved 26 countries including the U.S., and led...
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November 26th, 2021category: Background Check ABCsBy a Biometrica staffer As the saying goes, where there’s a will there’s a way. A perverse version of this axiom is also applicable to fraudsters and criminals, who are always on the lookout for an opportunity to scam others. Whether that...
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October 20th, 2021category: News Reports
By Biometrica staffer On Tuesday, Oct. 19, the Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted its annual Activities to Combat Elder Fraud and Abuse report to Congress, covering all efforts on this front between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. The summarizing report...
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October 13th, 2021category: News Reports
By Biometrica staffer A 28th woman pled guilty for playing a part in a scam from 2017, in which a group of conspirators planned to stage an accident with a tractor-trailer in New Orleans, to milk insurance payouts. The investigation revealed that...
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September 24th, 2021category: Background Check ABCsBy a Biometrica staffer There's been a large increase in the number of sextortion complaints made to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warned at the start of this month. As of July 31, 2021,...
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September 10th, 2021category: News Reports
By a Biometrica staffer Counterfeit coins are increasingly being sold online and via social media, targeting customers, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) advisory warned on Thursday, Sept. 9. Per the report, investors and collectors are at risk of losing money in these purchases...
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August 27th, 2021category: Background Check ABCsBy a Biometrica staffer Winning the lottery is normally associated with excitement and happiness. And, let's be honest, it's something many of us have wished would happen to us and make us wealthier overnight. Yet, it's wise to not let that dream...
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August 20th, 2021category: Background Check ABCsBy a Biometrica staffer The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning in May asking the public to be wary of scammers looking to extort family members of missing persons who share details on social media. The goal of these missing...