More than $11 billion has been stolen from the state of California through Employment Development Department fraud.
Experts say a large portion of that fraud has been perpetrated by a very sophisticated and organized fraud ring based out of Nigeria. Documents acquired by CBS2 show how easily scammers are able to cheat the unemployment system using how-to manuals they find on the dark web.
Read the full article and watch the news clip here: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/06/28/international-fraud-ring-steals-billions-in-edd-money-from-california/
John Wilson spoke to ConsumerAffairs about today’s phishing scam scene and provided tips to recognize legitimate emails from phishing attempts.
Eric George spoke to TechTarget and elaborated on whether AI technology contributes to increased vishing attacks.
