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The Evil Jew-ish Synagogue Of Satan Devils Are The Chief War Mongering Clowns Of Obama And Hillary Covertly Using Satan's Ancient Antediluvian Rahab Thought Wave Amplification Mind Reading Mental Project...
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Fraudsters have found keys to schools’ bank vaults of information | Opinion
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As the new school year opens, I want teachers, parents and administrators to understand something my research into the online fraud ecosystem makes clear every week: Schools are now among the most accessible targets in the entire fraud economy, and 2026 has already made the case.
The data to find Medicaid fraud already exists, but no one is using it Original
Last month, the Department of Justice announced its 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown: 455 defendants charged and $6.5 billion in alleged false claims, with cases spanning 56 federal districts. The number of defendants charged was nearly 40 percent higher than in the prior year.
Our adversaries are even using the US banking system. Here’s how they get away with it
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Our adversaries are even using the US banking system. Here's how they get away with it
David Maimon A wire transfer originates at a bank in the United Arab Emirates , routes through a correspondent bank in Europe and lands at an American financial institution as what appears to be a routine commercial payment. The compliance team at the receiving bank sees a company with clean corporate filings, a beneficial owner whose documents check out, and a payment from a jurisdiction that carries no sanctions risk. Nothing triggers a flag.
Our adversaries are even using the US banking system. Here’s how they get away with it
Video NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A wire transfer originates at a bank in the United Arab Emirates, routes through a correspondent bank in Europe and lands at an American financial institution as what appears to be a routine commercial payment. The compliance team at the receiving bank sees a company with clean corporate filings, a beneficial owner whose documents check out, and a payment from a jurisdiction that carries no sanctions risk. Nothing triggers a flag.
Iran and its allies are committing epic financial fraud in America. I watch it happen every day
North Korea, Russia, China and Iran exploit stolen identities as statecraft, not ordinary crime I spend my days inside fraud networks most Americans never see — dark web forums, Telegram channels and marketplaces where stolen identities are bought and sold like commodities. I study them because understanding how these systems work is the only way to stay ahead of them. What I'm seeing right now should concern every American.
Notes from a year inside America's expanding ecosystem of fraud
If there's one lesson 2025 reinforced, it's this: Fraud is no longer a collection of isolated schemes. It is an ecosystem that is organized, adaptive and increasingly professionalized .
The Identity-Theft Risk Profile of NBA and NFL Draft Prospects
Professional athletes live much of their lives in public. Headlines highlight new contracts, milestones, home purchases, and relationship updates, while personal details quietly enter the public record — birthdates, hometowns, addresses, and family information. Images of athletes circulate across social media and sports sites. With so much information so accessible, alongside publicly known lucrative contracts, superstar athletes routinely face identity theft attempts.
Fraud In America 2025: The Laundering Network Exploiting Banks
text bank fraud and bank building icon on chart background for business or saving concept 3d rendering getty American financial institutions face an escalating challenge: criminals are systematically weaponizing US bank accounts to move, disguise and launder illicit funds. Over the past five years, evidence from both FinCEN data and underground markets shows that these accounts, once mere targets of theft,are increasingly being repurposed as tools for large-scale money laundering.
Fraud In America 2025: The Consumer Threat Landscape
Online information safety concept. Increasing the quantity of fraud issues. The word Fraud against going up red chart graph. 3D illustration about hacker attacks. getty American consumers face mounting fraud challenges across multiple channels. Each month, thousands experience bank account compromises, check theft from mailboxes, credit card fraud and identity theft. Complete stolen identities trade in underground markets for as little as $12.
The Consumer Threat Landscape (Part 1 Of 2)
American consumers face mounting fraud challenges across multiple channels. Each month, thousands experience bank account compromises, check theft from mailboxes, credit card fraud and identity theft. Complete stolen identities trade in underground markets for as little as $12.
Is FAFSA Fraud Coming for Your College?
As the new academic year gets started, fraudsters are once again exploiting stolen identities to siphon off taxpayer money. Their target: dollars earmarked for student aid. Recent data from the California Community College System reveal that a significant share of last year’s applications were fraudulent, snarling up the admissions process and putting millions of dollars of state and federal funds at risk.
Inside The FAFSA Fraud Economy
Imagine discovering that someone has not only stolen your identity, but used it to enroll in college, collect thousands of dollars in federal financial aid, and then vanished - leaving you to clean up the mess. This isn't a hypothetical scenario. It's happening thousands of times across America as fraudsters exploit weaknesses in the student aid system, turning what should be a pathway to education into a sophisticated criminal enterprise. The numbers are staggering.
America's most overlooked data breach is happening at the mailbox
In early 2023, while monitoring Telegram fraud markets, I discovered two U.S. Treasury checks — each worth over $200,000 — being offered for sale . They had been sent to a legitimate business in New Jersey. When I reached out, the business owner...
What To Do If You Become The Victim Of Identity Theft
Fraud case news headline in newspaper getty I study fraud and cybercrime for a living. Then I became a case study. I've spent years as part of the fraud-fighting community, publishing academic research, sharing insights almost daily on LinkedIn, and speaking at conferences around the country. While much of my work to educate and raise awareness has been embraced, not everyone is a fan.
The Long Tail Of Identity Theft: What I Learned After Being Doxxed
Fraud case news headline in newspaper getty I study fraud and cybercrime for a living. Then I became a case study. I've spent years as part of the fraud-fighting community, publishing academic research, sharing insights almost daily on LinkedIn, and speaking at conferences around the country. While much of my work to educate and raise awareness has been embraced, not everyone is a fan.
The Hidden Fraud Machine Targeting The Credit Reporting System
Credit reporting issues have consistently ranked among the top consumer complaints tracked by the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network. According to the FTC’s 2024 data book, reports related to credit bureaus and information furnishers surged by nearly 129% between 2022 and 2024, jumping from approximately 591,000 to over 1.3 million in just two years.
From Death Row to LLC: The Dark Economy of Inmate Identity Theft
They’ve been convicted, sentenced, and locked away with no hope of parole. Yet across Texas, death row inmates are surfacing in the most unlikely of places: on business registrations, in bank loan applications, and behind sophisticated financial fraud schemes. Welcome to the latest frontier in identity-based crime. We have recently uncovered a fraud ring leveraging the identities of incarcerated individuals, particularly those on death row, to execute "bust-out" schemes.
13 Investigates: Houston No. 1 in stolen checks resold on dark web, research shows
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- 13 Investigates found Houston is a hot spot for criminals stealing mail and selling stolen checks on the dark web or online messaging apps like WhatsApp or Telegram. David Maimon and his team found 448 checks from Houston for sale on underground markets, in September alone. Houston is the No. 1 city we are seeing. ByDavid Maimon, Georgia State University professor "We document where the checks are coming from. We document the states. We document the cities.
Family Law as a Second Language, Part 2
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'Mule Addresses:' GSU Criminologist Explains How Vacant Properties Serve as Depots for Illegal Online Purchases
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What are 'mule addresses'? Criminologists explain how vacant properties serve as depots for illegal online purchases
Online shopping isn’t just a convenient way to buy batteries, diapers, computers and other stuff without going to a brick-and-mortar store. Many Americans also use the internet to quietly acquire illegal, fake and stolen items. Guns, prescription drugs no doctor has ordered and checks are on this long list, as well as cloned credit cards, counterfeit passports and phony driver’s licenses.
What are 'mule addresses'? Criminologists explain how vacant properties serve as depots for illegal online purchases
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Houston ex dentist convicted for surgery that damaged 4 year old's brain David Maimon, Georgia State University and Saba Aslanzadeh, Georgia State University (THE CONVERSATION) Online shopping isn’t just a convenient way to buy batteries, diapers, computers and other stuff without going to a brick-and-mortar store.
What are 'mule addresses'? Criminologists explain how vacant properties serve as depots for illegal online purchases
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What are 'mule addresses'? Criminologists explain how vacant properties serve as depots for illegal online purchases
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What are 'mule addresses'? Criminologists explain how vacant properties serve as depots for illegal online purchases
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Criminal gangs might be selling your identity to fraudsters. Here’s how and how to protect yourself. Original
At 3:27 p.m. on Nov. 28, 2022, Bank of America began processing an account application submitted online by a criminal using a false identity. Two minutes later, it asked the imaginary person to confirm his email address. At 4:02 p.m., the bank emailed the criminal. “Great news!” the email declared — the new account was ready for use. No one from Bank of America saw or spoke to the client before opening the account to confirm he was who he claimed to be.
Criminal Gangs Have Used Sham Bank Accounts To Steal Billions
In January 2020, Debi Gamber studied a computer screen filled with information on scores of check deposits. As a manager for eight years at a TD Bank branch in the Baltimore suburb of Essex, she had reviewed a flurry of account activity as a security measure. These transactions, though, from the ATM of a tiny TD location nestled in a nearby mall, struck her as suspicious.
Heists worth billions
An investigation found criminal gangs using sham bank accounts and secret online marketplaces to steal from almost anyone – and little being done to combat the fraud By David Maimon, Georgia State University and Kurt Eichenwald, The Conversation (THE CONVERSATION) — In January 2020, Debi Gamber studied a computer screen filled with information on scores of check deposits.
Special investigation sheds light on criminal gangs and sham bank accounts
The Conversation U.S. has published its first investigation, “Heists Worth Billions.” This is a collaboration between The Conversation U.S. and Georgia State University’s Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group, directed by Professor David Maimon. The research group develops techniques to improve cybersecurity by studying online criminal networks and observing underground markets. Two years ago, Maimon and his team saw a large number of stolen checks flooding those markets.
Behind the scenes of the investigation: Heists Worth Billions
Professor David Maimon is director of the Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group at Georgia State University. He and his group are well familiar with what happens on the dark web, which consists of websites that look like ordinary websites but can be reached only using special browsers or authorization codes and are often used to sell illegal commodities.
Heists Worth Billions: An investigation found criminal gangs using sham bank accounts and secret online marketplaces to steal from almost anyone – and little being done to combat the fraud
In January 2020, Debi Gamber studied a computer screen filled with information on scores of check deposits. As a manager for eight years at a TD Bank branch in the Baltimore suburb of Essex, she had reviewed a flurry of account activity as a security measure. These transactions, though, from the ATM of a tiny TD location nestled in a nearby mall, struck her as suspicious.
Heists Worth Billions
Professor David Maimon describes how his team investigated criminal enterprises on the dark web.
Heists Worth Billions
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
Behind the scenes of the investigation: Heists Worth Billions Original
Professor David Maimon is director of the Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group at Georgia State University. He and his group are well familiar with what happens on the dark web, which consists of websites that look like ordinary websites but can be reached only using special browsers or authorization codes and are often used to sell illegal commodities.
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