Focus on EB-5 and EB-2 Visas Financial institutions are charged with mitigating the risks of products, services, and customers, and there are many risks presented in each area. For customer risk, one area that is often overlooked is the type of visa that a non-U.S. citizen has. Many institutions often don’t consider this as a […]
‘Tis the Season for Holiday Scams
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2022 Annual Report, Americans were exposed to approximately $281 million of online shopping and non-delivery scams last year. Many of these scams took place during the holiday season. Full IC3 Report With the 2023 holiday season upon us, lets discuss 3 common holiday […]
Fraud Trends of 2023
As we enter the fourth quarter of the year, we thought this would be a good time to catch up with Rayleen Pirnie, an Accredited ACH Professional with a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice, to give us the low-down on this year’s down-and-dirty fraud trends. Rochelle: Were there any frauds or cases that surprised you this […]
TUNING!
The word “Tuning” may bring to mind the idea of tuning an instrument. As we all know, if your instrument is not tuned properly, no one will appreciate all the time and effort the musician puts into playing it. If all the instruments in an orchestra are not tuned to the chosen frequency, for example, […]
Hacking Group Took Sim Swapping To The Next Level
This article was originally published on frankonfraud.com. Beginning in late 2021 and continuing late into 2022, a globally active, extortion-focused cyber threat actor group called Lapsus$ attacked dozens of well-known companies and government agencies around the world. It penetrated corporate networks, stole source code, and then demanded ransoms. In a newly released report by the US […]
Evolving Transaction Monitoring Efforts to Combat Sex Trafficking in the Era of Cryptocurrencies and the Darknet
Is your financial institution doing what it can and should to identify and mitigate sex trafficking money laundering risks? Are your risk assessment and transaction monitoring models up to date with emerging trafficking risks and trends? The rise of cryptocurrencies and the darknet (or dark web) have created new challenges for financial institutions in detecting […]
Fact vs. Myth: ACH Credits
Webinar: July 25 – Spotlight: Handling Suspect Credits in ACH Presenters: Sandy Ortins, AAP, APRP, NCP Rayleen M. Pirnie, BCJ, AAP, CERP Compliance Officers and Fraud Investigators are often challenged with identifying appropriate actions when money laundering activity or fraud is suspected with ACH credit entries. The ACH Network Rules must be balanced with applicable […]
[Wake-Up Call] It’s Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing
Fighting spear phishing attacks is the single best thing you can do to prevent breaches. Social engineering is involved in 70% to 90% of successful compromises. It is the number one way that all hackers and malware compromise devices and networks. No other initial root cause comes close (unpatched software and firmware is a distant second being involved […]
The Foundations of the BSA/AML/CFT/OFAC Risk Assessment
In 2004 the FFIEC quietly and subtly shifted the BSA examination paradigm with the publication of the Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual (“the Manual”). The Manual introduced to examiners the concept of determining an institution’s money laundering, terrorist financing, and OFAC risks through a matrix of pertinent topics rated as Low, Medium, […]
An Interview About Wire Transfer Fraud Trends
Interview Date: March 10, 2023 Interviewer: Nancy E. Lake Interviewees: Rayleen M. Pirnie, BCJ, AAP, CERP Advisor, NPG & Director of Risk and Fraud, NEACH Sean Blake, CFE Investigations, Americas Corporate Security & Resilience […]