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Better Read That Again: Web Hoaxes and Misinformation A survey of counterfeit web sites, parodies and spoofs, ficticious sites, questionable sites, malicious sites, product sites, and subject-specific misinformation. |
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Cheese It, the States! Corporate wrong-doers are finding state cops more aggressive than the feds. |
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Dealing With Complainers Many official complaints can be handled in a way that minimizes the damage to a rep's reputation and to his permanent record. |
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Microsoft Takes a Swing at Click Fraud in Search Microsoft targets alleged fraudsters after an 18-month-long investigation that involved auto insurance, World of Warcraft and a problem endemic in the paid listings space. |
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When FINRA Intervenes Even non-member firms (such as registered investment advisors) can voluntarily agree to use either FINRA's arbitration or mediation services. |
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First, Hire the Lawyers With heavy investor losses, customer claims filed with the NYSE and the NASD are expected to hit an all-time high in 2002. What should a broker do if they are the target of a complaint? |
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Internet Crime Complaints Soared 33% in 2008 Driven by problems with e-commerce transactions and fraud, complaints skyrocketed last year. |
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Legal Update: Where the Lawsuits Are Updates on lengthy search-related lawsuits involving Google and Microsoft. |
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Where There's Smoke, There's Fraud Sarbanes-Oxley has done little to curb corporate malfeasance. Therefore, CFOs should implement a range of fraud-prevention measures. |
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Compliance Tips As a financial services professional, you should welcome questions from seniors and be prepared to answer them, no matter how basic. |
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New Rule Makes Clearing Your Record Harder Brokers can expect a new rule that will make removing customer complaints and disciplinary actions from their public records much more difficult. |
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How Will They Scam Thee? Danger is lurking everywhere, it seems. The Federal Trade Commission issues a top 10 list of fraud complaints. Americans are being slammed by scams everywhere they turn. But is this a bona-fide crime wave, or just a good headline? |
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Prevent Crime From Paying: Fight Managed Care Fraud Despite popular belief, managed care is not fraud-proof. Every $1 that health plans spend to set up special investigation units could result in $7 recovered. |
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Don't Compromise Your Card Business Third parties can create a panoply of security challenges for card-issuing banks and the stakes today are higher than ever. |
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The Senate's Cop Cracks Down on Financial Fraud "Fraud and potential criminal conduct were at the heart of the financial crisis," Senator Ted Kaufman (D, Del) said in a speech last month on the Senate floor. |
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A Private, Public Approach to Internet Safety Tech companies and government agencies continue their efforts to make computing safe. |
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Expunge Bath I received customer letters, written after a nasty falling-out, that my firm said would appear on my internal U4, but not my public statement. Am I forever marked up, or can I get the letters off my record?... |
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The Disclosure Dilemma When and what needs to be disclosed on the U4? |
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Obama Orders Creation of Financial Fraud Task Force The Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, an interagency initiative, will rely on the coordinated efforts of each member to prevent another financial crisis. The new task force replaces the Corporate Fraud Task Force. |
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Raymond James Fights the SEC's Fraud Charges The SEC brought fraud charges against the Tampa-based firm, saying the firm had looked the other way when a former broker scammed investors of approximately $44.5 million between 1999 and 2000. |
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N.Y. AG Takes on Privacy Fight With Gratis New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has filed suit against Web site operator Gratis Internet over personal information. |
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FTC: Identity Theft, Fraud on the Rise A new report by the FTC finds increases in fraud and identity theft. E-mail and the Web were fraud tools of choice on the Internet. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
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Avoidance Behavior Learn to resolve disputes before they occur. Mediation, arbitration, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution have become a favorable choice in today's commercial real estate market. |
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Get the FACTs, Jack: Part 2 Here is how to fix mistakes or fraud on your credit report. |
