Extract . . . Seemingly legitimate mobile-banking applications could put your account information — or any other data stored on your phone — at risk. Mobile banking?once entailed little beyond the ability to receive a text message with your account balance. But these days, it’s finally starting to live up to its name. Virtually every [...]
Extract . . . Senior managers including chief executives and managing directors are increasingly committing fraud against their own companies – and many of the “red flags” indicating potential wrongdoing are being ignored, according to a new report. Read more here: http://www.enforbusiness.com/news/fraud-board-can-you-be-trusted-20116126
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Extract . . . Rogue traders are taking advantage of the economic climate to exploit consumers’ attempts to make money or find a job, a charity had said. Citizens Advice has reported an “unprecedented boom” in scams that target people’s wish for homes and jobs. Tricks include charging upfront fees for employment that does not [...]
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Extract . . . Hello sir, can I have your password please? A staggering 20 per cent of people in the UK have received a call from a fake IT security company attempting to scam them out of money or personal information, if the latest survey published by Microsoft is to be believed. Read more [...]
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Extract . . . The number of e-mails from fraudsters trying to take advantage of the tax credits deadline has surged, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Read more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13792074
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Extract . . . The system to protect consumers from scams that cost them billions of pounds is “fragmented and significantly underequipped”, a report has concluded. Trading standards departments, which are facing cuts in funding, are using two incompatible databases to share intelligence, the National Audit Office (NAO) said. Read more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13765700
Extract . . . Apparently, senior managers are more likely than staff to fiddle their expenses policy – just because they can. Read more here: http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1071035/expense-fraud-why-senior-managers-worst-offenders/
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Extract . . . Apparently, senior managers are more likely than staff to fiddle their expenses policy – just because they can. Read more here: http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1071035/expense-fraud-why-senior-managers-worst-offenders/
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