One of the most popular types of fraud is called an employment scam. There are many different types of variations for this scam, but the most common is when a victim is falsely led to believe they have landed their dream job. After the “employer” hires the victim (with no legal documents signed) they send the victim a counterfeit cashier’s check stating they are going to pay for the equipment that they will need for the job. They then later claim they over paid and demand that the excess funds are returned. They give the victim a fake account number and instruct them to send the funds electronically via a money transferring service. If the victim falls for the tricks, and sends the funds, they will most likely never see those funds again. This nightmare becomes reality when the check bounces and the victim is left with the bill. Once the check bounces, the victim owes the money back to the financial institution. Often times the victims are truly looking for a job and are already worried about money, so this just compounds the issue.
Be on the lookout for these frequent tax season schemes and scams.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! In recent years, thousands of people have lost millions of dollars and their personal information to tax scams and fake IRS communication. This article looks at the scams affecting individuals and businesses and what to do if you if you spot a tax scam.
Fraud Alert: Holiday fraud is on the rise.
Fraudsters don’t take vacations for the holidays. In fact, they only have happy holidays if they are successful in ruining yours! There are three important steps in preventing holiday fraud – let’s call them Ho Ho Ho:
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Fraud Alert: Be sure EMV "Chip" Card Issuer eMails are Legit
If you haven’t heard already, there is new technology out there to protect our debit and credit cards. Well not really new; but new to the United States. Many European countries, Mexico and Canada have been using it for years. EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) is the global standard for chip-based debit and credit card transactions that ensures transaction security and global acceptance. U.S. financial institutions have been issuing debit and credit cards with EMV chips since 2015 and Logix is among them. At the end of 2015, there were nearly 600 million EMV chip cards in circulation in the U.S.
