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FinCEN Issues Advisory to Financial Institutions on E-Mail Compromise Fraud Schemes

Immediate Release

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory to help financial institutions guard against a growing number of e-mail fraud schemes in which criminals misappropriate funds by deceiving financial institutions and their customers into conducting wire transfers. 
 

Advisory:  /system/files/advisory/2016-09-09/FIN-2016-A003.pdf