Better Business Bureau releases 2020 scam risk report
- 25% increase in scam tracker complaints
- Two thirds of those who lost money were victims of an online purchase fraud
- Pets and pets supplies largest problem in online purchases
- Employment scams and fake checks still major problems
Robocall study for the US; calls down 10%, but are 25% of all phone calls
Agari issues new report on Business Email Compromise fraud
- More phishing emails refer to COVID-19 vaccines
- New tactics to get money from investment commitments
- 333% increase in paycheck diversion
- More than half of BEC attacks request gift cards
- eBay cards 25% of the time
Virus Benefit Theft
- One million bogus unemployment claims in Illinois
- IRS releases information on identity theft, taxes, and unemployment benefits
- State by state contacts for unemployment scam issues
- US Labor Department says at least $63 billion in fraudulent unemployment claims; many by transnational organized crime groups from China, Nigeria, and Russia
- Atlanta: Man charged with PPP fraud
- Houston: Woman charged with PPP fraud; got $3.6 million
- EU investigating $15 billion in fraudulent attempts to sell bogus vaccines to European countries
