Better Business Bureau Institute for Marketplace Trust

🚨 Announcing the National Task Force for Fraud & Scam Prevention 🚨 Today, we at The Aspen Institute Financial Security Program are launching a trailblazing initiative to combat financial fraud and scams and help rebuild trust in our financial system. This multi-sector partnership will unite leaders from government, law enforcement, private industry, and civil society to develop a comprehensive, nationwide strategy aimed at preventing fraud and scams. 🎯 The Task Force’s mission: * Consumer Education – launch a public education campaign to help consumers spot and report scams. * Prevention and Detection – enhance intelligence on the latest scams and tactics, and share best practices across sectors for mitigating harm to consumers. * Recovery and Prosecution – collaborate with consumer protections and law enforcement to expose criminals, helping to rebuild personal finances and public trust. Together, this work can help keep money in the pockets of hardworking Americans, strengthen households’ financial security, and help address society’s growing trust deficit. 👉 For more information about the National Task Force for Fraud & Scam Prevention, please visit https://lnkd.in/eX5Erkvi. The Aspen Institute, Ida Rademacher, Kate Griffin

This week, we concluded a multi-year pursuit of the bad actors behind a fake job scam that harmed millions of consumers in the US. In 2019, Amazon filed a lawsuit against the perpetrators of a job scam that used telemarketing and deceptive websites to defraud people interested in working for Amazon. The scheme’s scale caused the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to release a nationwide alert. Our investigation uncovered the US-based individuals who facilitated the telemarketing scheme, as well as the main perpetrator, Roy Oron, located in Israel. We quickly stopped the scheme and held the US parties accountable. We then began a multi-year pursuit around the world to hold Oron accountable—despite his efforts to avoid enforcement of our US judgment. This week, after years of work and multiple proceedings, we secured a $1 million judgment against Oron in Israel.    Holding bad actors accountable is often a long journey, but Amazon remains steadfast. Amazon will pursue bad actors around the world, through multiple jurisdictions and legal proceedings, in order to hold them accountable for harming our customers, partners, and business. And, to bring the case full circle, Amazon donated money recovered from these bad actors to fund the BBB’s revamped Scam Tracker (www.bbb.org/scamtracker) to help protect consumers against future scams! #amazon #scamprevention #customerprotectionandenforcement #fightcybercrime #cybercrime #cybercrimeawareness #cybercrimeprevention #fraud #fraudawareness #fraudprevention #scams #scam #scamawareness #scammers #cybersecurity #lossprevention #retailfraud #cybercrimeprevention #cybercrimeawareness #retailtheft #theft #theftprevention #consumerprotection #cybercrimeprevention

Have you ever gotten caught up in a conversation with an organization you do business with over the phone, only to realize it’s a scam? Or have you clicked an email link you thought was for a legitimate business, but it wasn’t? Scammers apply every technique they can to take advantage of you and others. So how can you better inform yourself and help others stay alert? Join Sarah Bumgardner, CFEI®, AAFMAA Director of Partnerships and Member Engagement, and Melissa Lanning, Executive Director, BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust, as they discuss how to use and make the most of the Better Business Bureau (BBB)’s Scam Tracker, a unique tool that can help protect you and your military family. Watch via AAFMAA LIVE or catch the replay: 👉Date: July 24, 2024 👉12:00 PM EDT 👉LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube