The Conversation reported:
An investigation found criminal gangs using sham bank accounts and secret online marketplaces to steal from almost anyone – and little being done to combat the fraud.
Excerpt from Investigation:
The news delighted federal authorities: Since August 2018, they had been investigating a rash of thefts from church mailboxes around the country, and now they knew the bank accounts used by some of the crooks. Determining who these people were took weeks – Seck opened the accounts using false identities. But by April, agents had the name of at least one suspect and surveilled him as he looted a church mailbox. The next month, TD told law enforcement that they discovered another insider – this time at a Hollywood, Florida branch – who had helped some of the same people open bogus accounts there.
Find the original article and read more here.
Enroll in Training Sessions: Last Thursday of Every Month is Training on Frauds and New Scam Alerts and How to Combat
An investigation found criminal gangs using sham bank accounts and secret online marketplaces to steal from almost anyone – and little being done to combat the fraud.
Excerpt from Investigation:
The news delighted federal authorities: Since August 2018, they had been investigating a rash of thefts from church mailboxes around the country, and now they knew the bank accounts used by some of the crooks. Determining who these people were took weeks – Seck opened the accounts using false identities. But by April, agents had the name of at least one suspect and surveilled him as he looted a church mailbox. The next month, TD told law enforcement that they discovered another insider – this time at a Hollywood, Florida branch – who had helped some of the same people open bogus accounts there.
Find the original article and read more here.
Enroll in Training Sessions: Last Thursday of Every Month is Training on Frauds and New Scam Alerts and How to Combat