CEO fraud, also known as business email compromise (BEC) or email account compromise (EAC), is a type of financial crime where perpetrators impersonate high-level executives within an organization to deceive employees, customers, or suppliers into making fraudulent payments or disclosing sensitive information. This form of fraud typically involves spoofed or…
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Invoice fraud involves the manipulation or fabrication of invoices for illegitimate purposes, often resulting in financial losses for businesses or individuals. This type of financial crime encompasses various deceptive practices, such as creating false invoices, altering legitimate invoices, or submitting invoices for fictitious goods or services. Invoice fraud can occur…
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Deceptive business practices refer to unethical or fraudulent activities undertaken by businesses to deceive consumers, competitors, or other stakeholders for financial gain or competitive advantage. These practices can take various forms, such as false advertising, misleading marketing tactics, deceptive pricing strategies, or misrepresentation of product quality or features. Deceptive business…
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This is an alert for small business owners who are looking to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”). The loans help alleviate the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, but there are bad actors trying to get business owners to…
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