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Gambling, Gadgets, and The Risk to Your Merchant Portfolio

Illicit Gambling Sites

Bogus “gadget” websites are putting merchant acquirers at risk for card network fines and assessments. G2 analysts have seen a recent increase in illegal gambling sites laundering their transactions through gadget sites—usually a simple site selling a few select items, often consumer electronics, power tools, or sporting goods. Transaction laundering—one merchant processing payment card transactions… read more

Post Date: Posted on Post Categories: Merchant Monitoring, Money Laundering, Online Gambling

Rise in Transaction Laundering Hate Groups

Transaction Laundering Hate Groups

Tensions in America rise as the pandemic-fueled economic recession sweeps the nation. Hate groups are among many bad actors who are taking advantage of the current social and political turmoil by peddling violence, misinformation, and fraudulent products online. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, nearly 1,000 hate groups were located in the United States… read more

Post Date: Posted on Post Categories: Hate Groups, Merchant Fraud, Transaction Laundering

Transaction Laundering and Negative Option Scams

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The war against transaction laundering continues! The latest battle involves “negative option” sales, where a seller treats a consumer’s silence (that is, their failure to reject an offer) as consent to be charged for goods and services. See 16 C.F.R. § 310.2(w). Where a seller fails to meet federally-mandated disclosure, consent, and cancellation requirements, negative… read more

Post Date: Posted on Post Categories: Merchant Risk, Negative Option Marketing, Transaction Laundering

Shifting Online Gambling Landscape Requires Better Merchant Monitoring

It has been almost a year since the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), a federal law that had prohibited most states from authorizing online gambling. Almost immediately, Delaware and New Jersey legalized sports betting (joining Nevada, where sports betting has long been legal) – followed in quick succession… read more

Post Date: Posted on Post Categories: Merchant Risk, Online Gambling

Fake Reviews, Negative News, Real Fines

Federal Trade Commission Fines Herbal Company $12.8MM Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its first case challenging an independent retail website in the use of fake paid reviews (See Figure 1). Cure Encapsulations, Inc., and its owner, Naftula Jacobowitz confirmed allegations that they had indeed made false and unsubstantiated claims for their so-called “fat… read more

Post Date: Posted on Post Categories: Deceptive Marketing, False Claims, Merchant Fraud, Merchant Risk

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