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North Carolina Businesses Targeted in Power Cut Off Scam

Scammers who claim to work for Duke Energy and threaten to turn off power unless payment is made in minutes are targeting businesses in Asheville, N.C. At least five restaurants have filed police reports about the scam in two months. …

Secretary of State Warns Indiana Business Owners of Payment Scam

Indiana’s secretary of state is warning Hoosier businesses to be wary of a payment scam that’s tied to a deceptive letter. Connie Lawson says businesses have recently received a letter claiming to come from a group called the Indiana Council …

Chubb Launches Crime Coverage for Payment Fraud

The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has created a crime insurance endorsement to help protect companies from an increasingly prevalent type of fraud. Chubb’s Social Engineering Fraud Endorsement provides coverage for an organization’s losses when an employee is tricked into …