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Cybercrime is getting increasingly sophisticated, and scammers target senior citizens.
No other U.S. president has come close to wiping away the amount in fines and restitution owed to victims that Trump has.
Good habits by consumers can stymie scams, but US regulations have fallen behind the technology.
There is a need for improved fraud awareness education so that ordinary Nigerians understand how fraudsters operate.
For six decades, politicians have blurred the distinction between protecting Medicaid from abuse and using abuse to discredit Medicaid itself.
It’s hard to know exactly how big an issue this is today, whether this is becoming more common or how much it costs taxpayers. But here’s what we know so far.
Many Americans still write checks, even if you no longer do.
The AI industry is dominated by young, male tech workers. It runs the risk of developing apps and tools that reproduce these gender and age-biases.
One Nation thinks adding photo ID to your Medicare card will stop fraud up to $3 billion a year. Here’s why this doesn’t stack up.
The way the NDIS was designed and rolled out left important gaps in preventing fraud. A new parliamentary report outlines some fixes – but even more can be done.
Deed fraud is a persistent problem in the Detroit area. Only a fraction of victims get justice.
A linguistic expert explains the techniques Enron traders used to build and retain trust in their criminal strategies.
The median scam in Australia last year cost $400 – so a rapid refund of up to $3,000 sounds generous. But take a closer look and it starts to look oddly low.
The responsibility for policing nonprofits generally falls to state attorneys general, rather than federal authorities.
Encountering a website that seems like it was designed to frustrate might leave you saying ‘there oughta be a law,’ but to have a case you need to show that the site tried to swindle you.
When a home healthcare aide doesn’t show up, the consequences are immediate and can be dire.
Fuel theft has risen up to 30% nationally since the start of the Middle East war. Here’s what can push it higher, how common it is – and what to do if you spot it.
If you’re one of CommBank’s 17 million customers, don’t panic. But given how well AI can now fake documents, all banks will need to rethink their security.
The federal government is spending more on contracts for Indigenous business, while finally tackling ‘Black cladding’ fraud. But those reforms don’t go far enough.
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