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Welcome to the first installment of our “Scam Likely” series where we blow the lid off recent scams, frauds, and other financial crimes. People in the U.S. are losing an estimated $119 billion to scams every year. On top of...more
ISSUES AFFECTING ALL SCHEMES - PENSION SCHEMES ACT 2026 - The Pension Schemes Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026. It provides for...more
Government contractors are seeing a rise in scams tied to the System for Award Management (SAM) as annual recertification deadlines approach. These schemes often use official-looking emails and links designed to trick...more
Traditional Financial Firms and Crypto Companies Launch Stablecoin Initiatives - A major U.S. financial institution recently announced “the launch of the Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio (MSNXX) … a new government money...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reported that, in 2025, social media scams were the costliest of all scams against consumers, with a whopping $2.1 billion lost. Thirty percent of those who reported losing funds in...more
There has been a noticeable uptick in sophisticated scam arrangements targeting corporates in the energy, infrastructure and broader commercial sectors, particularly in relation to purported financing and procurement...more
A bite-sized summary of recent UK pension news Welcome to our latest update, in which we cover: Pension Schemes Bill: race to the finish Concessions from the government to push the Bill over the line but agreement has...more
HM Treasury has published a response to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report on changes to inheritance tax which will take effect from April 6, 2027. The response discusses the government’s approach to a range...more
Online commerce may not be a new concept, but the laws governing it continue to evolve. In this episode of "Clearly Conspicuous," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta examines the history of the Federal Trade...more
As Tax Day rapidly approaches, the IRS recently released it’s annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams (https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/dirty-dozen-tax-scams-for-2026-irs-reminds-taxpayers-to-watch-out-for-dangerous-threats). ...more
On March 26, 2026, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta filed a complaint in state court against six individuals and three organizations for allegedly creating and operating sham charities. According to the complaint,...more
On March 25, GAO published testimony before the U.S. Congressional Joint Economic Committee summarizing findings and updates on the recommendations from its April 2025 report on federal efforts to combat consumer scams. ...more
On March 2, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York struck down another attempt by users of the decentralized crypto exchange, Uniswap Labs, to pin fraud by token issuers on the platform enabling...more
On March 2, 2026, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a list of the top 10 consumer complaints received by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in 2025. The top fraud categories include retail, housing,...more
On March 9, the Connecticut Department of Banking summarily suspended a virtual currency kiosk operator’s money transmission license and issued a temporary cease and desist order after an investigation found purported...more
Host Candace Dellacona welcomes investigative journalist and author Chuck Whitlock to this episode of The Sandwich Generation Survival Guide to discuss caregiving, advocacy, and protecting seniors. Chuck shares how writing...more
The Global Fraud Summit in Vienna came at a useful time – shortly after the launch of the new UK Fraud Strategy. It gave ministers a platform to present the United Kingdom as a country trying actively to shape the...more
On March 6, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order 14390, a sweeping directive aimed at combating cyber-enabled fraud schemes targeting Americans. The Executive Order was published in the Federal Register on March 11,...more
It arrived in a customer’s inbox looking like any other promotional email from a major retailer. The branding was polished, the formatting familiar, and the sender appeared to be Nordstrom. The message offered a limited-time...more
Welcome to our latest update, in which we cover: The Pensions Regulator: a new scam alert in relation to impersonation fraud National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: House of Lords amendments...more
Trademark scams are on the rise, leading to confusion amongst trademark owners. In fact, in August 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) took the extraordinary step of sanctioning a foreign filing firm...more
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams. The Dirty Dozen lists twelve of the most prevalent scams that, in the IRS’s estimation, represent the most significant...more
IN BRIEF - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released its compliance and enforcement priorities for 2026–2027 (the 2026–2027 Priorities). While many of the ACCC's 2026–2027 Priorities have...more
On February 26, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted a motion to compel arbitration and stayed proceedings in a case brought by a retired professional alleging deceptive sales practices,...more
Select State Enforcement Actions - California DFPI Settles With Crypto Kiosk Operator for Alleged Overcharges. On February 17, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) entered into a consent...more