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Prosecutors uncover marriage‑for‑money scheme and more
La Liga offers cash for piracy tip‑offs. Cambodia hands over 73 suspected scam operators to South Korea. Customs fraud ring exposed at Port of Antwerp. Eleven charged in nationwide sham‑marriage ring targeting U.S. Navy.
Written By: Crystal Zuzek
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- Bribery and Corruption
- Fraud Schemes
Deepfakes complicate identity theft; here’s how fraud examiners can fight back
Artificial intelligence has rapidly advanced, fueling increasingly sophisticated identity theft schemes. This article examines the progression of AI‑driven fraud through three major deepfake cases and outlines essential cybersecurity tools and techniques fraud examiners need to combat these emerging threats.
Written By: Heidi J.T. Exner, J.D., CFE, CIA
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- Fraud Investigation and Examination
- Fraud Schemes
Selling stability: Inside the Terraform fraud
A confident founder framed as a visionary deceived investors with a complex cryptocurrency system. The author examines Do Kwon’s role in the billion-dollar Terraform collapse and the red flags of a fraudulent crypto scheme.
Written By: Steve C. Morang, CFE
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- Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
- Fraud Schemes
Health care fraud schemes exposed and more
Health care fraud schemes targeted in U.S. and more.
Written By: Crystal Zuzek
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- Fraud Schemes
- Health Care Fraud
- Money Laundering
Impostors, investment schemes and social media’s impact
The evolution of impersonation and investment fraud is a call for institutions, regulators and individuals to adapt faster than fraudsters do. This article provides recent examples of impersonation and investment schemes, explains how social media propels them, examines the role of AI-generated deepfakes in these schemes and offers strategies that organizations can implement to combat deepfakes.
Written By: Alexander Dokuchaev, CFE, CPA/ABV
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- Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
- Fraud Schemes
Fighting vintage forgeries with 21st century technology
Counterfeit wine is an age-old fraud scheme, but today’s tracing technologies make combating wine forgery more palatable. Here’s how to fight vintage fraud with current technologies.
Written By: Kevin Hanratty, CFE, CPA
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- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
- Fraud Schemes
5 most scandalous fraud cases of 2025
Cyber breaches and cryptocurrency scams dominated headlines in 2025 as fraudsters leveraged cutting-edge technology to steal billions. Yet, amid these high-tech schemes, some old-school fraud tactics resurfaced. Discover Fraud Magazine’s roundup of the year’s most notorious cases, as selected by the ACFE Advisory Council.
Written By: Anna Brahce, Crystal Zuzek, Jennifer Liebman, CFE
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- Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
- Cyberfraud
- Fraud Schemes
- Health Care Fraud
How a miscommunication led to a financial scandal
Fraud schemes like the Black Friday gold scandal of 1869 capitalize on market flaws and the rules that direct them. To protect investors against financial market manipulation, fraud examiners can learn from past cases and the patterns they reveal.
Written By: Donn LeVie, Jr., CFE
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- Fraud Risk Management
- Fraud Schemes
- Securities Fraud
When fraud fighters commit fraud
It might be incomprehensible to think someone entrusted with investigating fraud could be a fraudster. But cases of anti-fraud professionals who’ve committed fraud remind us of the importance of proper oversight during fraud examinations and how “trust but verify” is a maxim for fraud fighters to live by.
Written By: Gloria A. Osei-Anokye, CFE, CPA, CGMA
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- Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
- Fraud Risk Management
- Fraud Schemes
Faking Amazon refunds for PII and more
Fraudsters always find new ways to steal PII and money. This time, they’re sending customers to fake websites for fake Amazon refunds and putting a 21st century twist on a classic jury duty scheme. Plus, the FBI cautions that identity thieves are revictimizing people by posing as lawyers offering to recover funds for crypto investment scheme victims.
Written By: Robert E. Holtfreter, Ph.D., CFE
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- Consumer Fraud and Scams
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
- Fraud Schemes
- Identity Theft
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