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Suit Alleges Navy FCU, Wells Fargo Neglected to Protect Elderly Member from Scam

Navy Federal Credit Union and Wells Fargo are the targets of a lawsuit that alleges both institutions failed to protect an elderly member/customer who was scammed out of more than...
USAToday

An elderly man was scammed out of millions. Could the bank have done more to prevent fraud?

Why would 76-year-old Larry Cook transfer over $3.6 million out of the country just before his death? That was tickling the mind of Janine Satterfield as she was mourning her...
WashingtonTimes

Banks failed to stop financial scam on dying man

A Washington state woman is suing Navy Federal Credit Union and Wells Fargo to restore the legacy and estate of her late uncle, whom scam artists had tricked into transferring...
NBC4Washington

Virginia Lawmaker Calls for Tougher Elder Exploitation Reporting Laws

A Virginia lawmaker wants changes to how banks respond to suspected elder financial abuse. “There’s nothing that gets under my craw more than people who target vulnerable people,” Del. Michelle...
NBC4Washington

Family Sues Banks After Veteran Allegedly Loses $3.6 Million in Wire Fraud Scheme

The family of a Navy veteran who allegedly lost more than $3.6 million in an apparent wire fraud scheme is suing the deceased man’s bank and credit union in Virginia,...
PeopleMag

Scammers Behind $87M Swindle of Elderly Americans Arrested in Thailand

Thai police have taken down an international gang that allegedly scammed older Americans out of $87 million by claiming to be law enforcement officials investigating money laundering. The Associated Press...
NBC News

Thai police bust call scammers who swindled older Americans

Police arrested 21 suspects from what they said was an international gang that operated call centers across Thailand to deceive older Americans into wiring them money....
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Thai police bust call scammers who preyed on older Americans

Thai police said Wednesday they busted an international gang that operated call centers to deceive older Americans into wiring them money, netting more than 3 billion baht ($87 million). Police...
ThaiPBS

36 arrested in a call centre scam preying on people in US from Thailand

Five Indian nationals and 31 Thais have been arrested by Thai police, supported by American officials, for alleged involvement in a call centre scam network which preyed on American senior...
FATF

Thailand’s measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation

This APG report summarises the AML/CFT measures in place as at the date of the on-site visit from 31 October – 11 November 2016. It analyses the level of compliance...
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