Tag: Fraud

KGB legacy and Russian scammers: Unseen Money part 3

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In the latest episode of Unseen Money, we talk about the recent $4.5 million fraud committed against Ol’ga Serova, a 71-year-old former bureaucrat from Samara, Russia. We discuss: KGB legacy: […]

Banks aren’t facing up to tech fraud

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My old boss, Bob Diamond, used to call the UK clearing banks (including Barclays, our mutual employer at the time) the “Big Dumb Banks”.  He had a point.  Back then […]

Keep your phone, ID and payment card separate!

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A recent payment fraud started from a gym theft. The story contains valuable lessons about mobile security. In an article I wrote for New Money Review last year, I uncovered […]

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