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FBI and Banks Warn of Sophisticated Spoof Calls Draining Accounts

Banks say real staff never ask customers to move funds to protect them.

PayPal to End New Google Wallet Linkings on March 31

Philadelphia Courts Warn of Fake Pennsylvania Turnpike Hearing Texts

UK Issues Fraud Alert on Warm Home Discount as £150 Credits Begin

EBA‑ECB Find EEA Payment Fraud Rose to €4.2 Billion in 2024

BBC Warns Shoppers About BNPL Phone Scam That Hijacks Accounts With One-Time Codes

Visa Warns of Holiday Scam Surge Fueled by AI

Peru’s Eighth AFP Withdrawal Opens Oct. 21 With Staggered Online Sign-Ups

Consumer Watchdog Warns Mobitracker Phone Locator Is a $50-a-Month Subscription Trap

SDNY Orders $6.9 Million Restitution in Silver Lease Fraud, $11.5 Million Penalty

FBI Warns of New QR Code Scam Using Unsolicited Packages

Amazon Alerts 220 Million Prime Subscribers to Rising Impersonation Scams

HMRC Steps Up Action Following Surge in Winter Fuel Payment Scams

German Courts Clarify Liability in Fake E-Invoice Fraud

Memmingen Begins Systematic Inspections to Combat QR-Code ‘Quishing’ Scam

German Banks and Deutsche Bahn Issue Urgent Warnings Over Sophisticated Phishing Scams

Phishing Scams Target German Bank Customers with Threats of Account Depletion

Meta Expands Anti-Fraud Partnership with UK Banks