Cybercrime

Advanced Fee Fraud

individual pays money to someone in anticipation of receiving something of greater value in return, but instead receives significantly less than expected or nothing

Business Email Compromise (BEC)

scam targeting businesses or individuals working w/ suppliers and/or businesses regularly performing wire transfer payments

Botnet

group of two or more computers controlled and updated remotely for illegal purchase or other criminal activity

Confidence/Romance Fraud

individual believes they are in a relationship and are tricked into sending money, personal & financial info, or items of value to the perpetrator or the launder money or items to assist the perpetrator

Credit Card Fraud/Check Fraud

theft and fraud committed using a credit card or any similar payment mechanism as fraudulent sources of funds in a transaction

Data breach

the use of a computer intrusion to acquire confidential or secured info

Employment Fraud

individual believes they are legitimately employed and loses money, or launders money/items during their employment

Extortion

unlawful extraction of money or property through intimidation or undue exercise of authority

Government impersonation

government official is impersonated to collect or extort money

Harassment/Stalking

repeated words, conduct, and/or action that serve no legitimate purpose and are directed at a specific person to annoy, alarm, or distress that person

Investment fraud

Deceptive practice that induces investors to make purchases based on false information; offers large returns w/ minimal risk

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) / Copyright & Counterfeit

illegal theft and use of others’ ideas, inventions, and creative expressions

Lottery/Sweepstakes/Inheritance Fraud

individual is contacted about winning a lottery or sweepstakes they never entered, or to collect on an inheritance from an unknown relative

Non-payment / Non-delivery fraud

goods or services are shipped, and payment is never rendered; payment is sent, and goods or services are never received or are of lesser quality

Overpayment

individual is sent a payment/commission and is instructed to keep a portion of the payment and send the remainder to another individual or business

Personal Data Breach

leak/spill of personal data which is released from a secure location to an untrusted environment; also a security incident where an individual’s sensitive information is accessed by an untrusted individual

Phishing/Spoofing

use of unsolicited email, text, and phone calls purportedly from a legitimate company requesting personal, financial, and/or login credentials

Ransomware

type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until money is paid

Real Estate Fraud

loss of funds from a real estate investment or fraud involving rental or timeshare property

SIM Swap

use of unsophisticated social engineering techniques against mobile service providers to transfer a victim’s phone service to a mobile device in the criminal’s possession

Tech Support Fraud

subject posing as technical or customer support/service

Threats of Violence

expression of an intention to inflict pain, injury, self-harm, or death not in the context of extortion