fraud
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The technology can also help boost cybersecurity at the adviser’s firm and reduce fraud.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
“It’s fraud on the source of that information.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed on Thursday "stringent punishment" for those involved in exam fraud that has fuelled student anger, in his first direct comments tied to major protests challenging his government.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Surfside Beach fraud seemed to follow a standard playbook, said Dave Burg, global head of cyber and data resilience at risk and financial advisory firm Kroll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Then we moved to America and the birth-date fraud became completely irrelevant.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Acts of Man are human-made but not policy-driven, including frauds such as Edwin Ludlow’s misappropriation of funds from the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co. in 1857, or the savings-and-loan failures in the mid-1980s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The idea is to get people meeting in person as quickly as possible because online dating has become a minefield littered with deception and frauds.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Jho Low, the alleged mastermind of one of the greatest financial frauds in history, is asking President Trump for a pardon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
In the following months, Webb argued in incisive reports that both firms were likely frauds.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
The professionals made no secret of their disdain for the amateurs, whom they regarded as annoyances, cranks, or frauds.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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