check fraud

Verification Firm Mitek Debuts MiControl as Check Fraud Triples Since 2018
Verification Firm Mitek Debuts MiControl as Check Fraud Triples Since 2018
February 15, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

Digital payments may be growing in popularity, but the use of paper checks persists. So too does check fraud, which reached record levels in 2023....

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OnlineCheckWriter.com Launches Automated Positive Pay Service
OnlineCheckWriter.com Launches Automated Positive Pay Service
July 20, 2023  |  Commercial Payments

B2B payment platform OnlineCheckWriter.com has launched a new security feature. The automated Positive Pay service streamlines cash management and boosts fraud detection for businesses, the company said in a...

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FinCEN Warns of Rise in Mail-Related Check Fraud
FinCEN Warns of Rise in Mail-Related Check Fraud
February 27, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is warning banks of a nationwide surge in check fraud. “Criminals have been increasingly targeting the U.S. Mail and...

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Banks on High Alert as Check Fraud Threatens New Deposits 
Banks on High Alert as Check Fraud Threatens New Deposits 
February 06, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

The old-fashioned check looms as a 2023 flashpoint in the battle vs. the fraudsters. Criminals steal checks from mailboxes. Enter the search term “check washing”...

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H&R Block Taps Ingo Money and Urban FT to Fight Mobile Check Deposit Fraud
H&R Block Taps Ingo Money and Urban FT to Fight Mobile Check Deposit Fraud
November 28, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Everything’s digital now, and paper check fraud hails from a bygone age, right?   Wrong.   Data finds the exact opposite, as the glaring problem...

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Mobile Check Deposit Offers Tempting Fraud Target
Mobile Check Deposit Offers Tempting Fraud Target
October 21, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

Despite rallying cries like “kill the paper check,” this form of payment survived the pandemic digital shift, remaining popular as a form of mass disbursement...

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US DOJ Continues Its Business Email Compromise Battle
US DOJ Continues Its Business Email Compromise Battle
June 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The Business Email Compromise continues its dramatic attack on businesses’ B2B payment workflows in this week’s B2B Data Digest. With the U.S. Justice Department reporting...

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Checks, Spreadsheets Expose Firms To Growing Fraud Risk
Checks, Spreadsheets Expose Firms To Growing Fraud Risk
June 22, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Corporate fraud continues to plague businesses large and small, and in this week’s B2B fraud tracker, many of the latest cases of nefarious activity within...

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Brooklyn Man Charged With Allegedly Swiping Some $12,000 In IRS Stimulus Checks From Mail
Brooklyn Man Charged With Allegedly Swiping Some $12,000 In IRS Stimulus Checks From Mail
April 30, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Feng Chen, 31, of Brooklyn, New York, was charged with alleged theft of U.S. mail that included some $12,000 in government stimulus checks, other checks...

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