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A Rough Reality: Fraud Victims and the Road to Renewal
24 Jun, 2016
Shock, anger, depression and bargaining are all victims' reactions to fraud. When someone falls victim to fraud, there are issues that hinder healing — lack of sleep, overworking to earn money back, compulsive behavior and avoiding emotions
In first, Lebanon police chief sits for session on internet scandal
15 Jun, 2016
Internal Security Forces chief Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Basbous attended a parliamentary committee meeting on the illegal internet scandal for the first time Wednesday after receiving criticism for sitting out past sessions. “There are certain question marks regarding the role of the security forces in the regions where the illegal internet equipment was set up”...
Latest scams to hit the UK over the past month
13 Jun, 2016
Fake tickets are still being sold by fraudsters on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Victims have reported purchasing non-existent tickets for events (concert, sports etc) or counterfeits. Fraudsters are actively looking for people who take pictures of their tickets before they actually attend an event and post them on social media.
Lebanon detains man impersonating journalist, charging for interviews
07 Jun, 2016
Police detained a 41-year-old Lebanese man who impersonated a journalist to conduct interviews for money. "Several operations of deception by an unknown man impersonating a BBC and RFI (Radio France Internationale) journalist have occurred recently in the Beirut and Mount Lebanon areas," Internal Security Forces said in a statement Tuesday.
Iraqi stopped at Beirut airport with forged currency
04 Jun, 2016
Authorities at Beirut airport Saturday foiled an attempt by an Iraqi to smuggle a large quantity of forged currency outside the country. The suspect was trying to smuggle 102,500,000 Iraqi dinars ($86,791), LL75,547,500 ($50,000) and 200 Kuwaiti dinars ($662).
Unlucky in Love: What Makes People Susceptible to Romance Scams?
14 May, 2016
According to FBI data, romance scams cause the highest financial losses among internet-facilitated crimes. The FBI cites reports from 12,000 victims of confidence frauds who reported losses of more than $82 million during the last six months of 2014 and nearly $200 million in 2015...
Judiciary indicts 3 senior Ogero officials over internet scandal
13 May, 2016
Lebanon's Financial Prosecutor Friday indicted three high-level officials at the state-owned Ogero telecommunications company, over "negligence that led to squandering public funds and evading taxes by allowing some people to set up unlicensed internet in the country.
Action Fraud warns that Banking Malware accounts for 41 percent of recorded malware attacks
10 May, 2016
In a recent report run by Action Fraud and the City of London Police, it has been found that Banking Malware accounts for 41 percent of recorded malware infections in the UK. Banking Malware is a type of software used by cyber criminals ...
Lebanon charges ex-principal, teachers with fraud
20 Apr, 2016
The National News Agency said Financial Prosecutor Judge Ali Ibrahim charged the five from the Naameh Public School with embezzlement of public funds, falsification of official papers and documents, and negligence in carrying out their duties.
Lebanon charges 22 over illegal internet case
09 Apr, 2016
Financial Prosecutor charged 22 people over links to the illegal internet scandal. They were charged with illegally installing networks and squandering public funds.
Action Fraud warning after serious rise in CEO fraud
05 Feb, 2016
CEO fraud will typically start with an email being sent from a fraudster to a member of staff in a company’s finance department. The member of staff will be told by the fraudster who is purporting to be a company director or CEO...
Business users taking security risks with smartphone apps and web use
04 Feb, 2016
Research by Kaspersky Lab and Allot Communications found that 79 per cent of businessmen and 67 per cent of businesswomen use potentially risky apps every day.
Cyber security top business threat for 2016, says IRM (Institute of Risk Management)
04 Feb, 2016
This is not something that an IT team in one company can fix on its own. All functions across a business need to support a comprehensive policy, and trading partners need to align and work together.
Lebanese judge charges airport official with embezzlement
04 Feb, 2016
Financial Prosecutor Judge Ali Ibrahim Thursday charged a high-ranking official at Beirut's international airport with defrauding the state institution, the state-run National News Agency reported.
Owner of loan companies charged with defrauding people
01 Feb, 2016
A judge Monday charged the owner of loans and credit companies, as well as five of his employees, with fraud and law violations, the state-run National News Agency reported.
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