1+ week, 3+ day ago   (616+ words) Amazon is moving fraud prevention upstream. Its new Alexa verification feature helps shoppers authenticate suspicious emails, texts and calls before they click, share credentials or send money. Walmart is connecting fraud signals across the shopping journey. By linking identity, transaction,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (69+ words) The Times Scammers bag a profit from sales of empty luxury packaging Sellers on eBay and Vinted list packaging for brands such as Rolex and Hermès for £400 or more — but the trade may benefit the counterfeit underworld Challenge yourself with…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (494+ words) Unmasking Cryptocurrency Scams in the Digital Age OneSafe.io In the chase for wealth within the cryptocurrency universe, what glitters can often be deceptive. The shocking tale of Brent Kovar's $24 million Ponzi scheme unveils the hidden dangers lurking beneath the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (178+ words) Tuesday, 25 August 2026 11:07 In this week's Money newsletter: The "abandon" trick to get money off online purchases. Plus, a reader called Denise Silk emailed in about her mother: "Her house burned down, she lost everything and her dog died - then Virgin…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (256+ words) quasa.io Sift Review on Quasa: AI Fraud Prevention That Protects Revenue Sift is an AI-powered fraud prevention and digital trust platform that helps online businesses stop fraud while approving more legitimate customers. It protects the full customer journey — from…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (410+ words) May & Baker Nigeria Plc has distanced itself from a fraudulent investment scheme, M&B Equity Stake, being promoted in its name. The company warned members of the public to disregard any unauthorized solicitation claiming affiliation with the company. The pharmaceutical…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (573+ words) While the pitch initially claims the wallet will simply be used for P2P USDT trading and not money laundering, it later turns to a phishing attempt and if failed to lure victims, they essentially blackmail account owners. In the steadily maturing…...

1+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (570+ words) Clarity Systems has raised $4.4 million in seed funding to scale its AI-powered fraud detection technology, which can inspect returned and received products in three seconds without requiring retailers to open the packaging. The round was led by LMnT Ventures, with…...

1+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (495+ words) In a fragmented payments environment, how intelligently infrastructure decides what should happen to every transaction is becoming a key definition of payments performance and success. The August edition of PYMNTS Intelligence’s Optimizing Payments Tracker® Series, a collaboration with PayPal Open,…...

1+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (403+ words) San Francisco-based Clarity Systems has raised $4.4 million in seed funding to expand its retail fraud detection technology, which uses X-ray imaging, computer vision and artificial intelligence to inspect returned and received products without opening their packaging. LMnT Ventures backed the…...