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Resources

Financial Trend Analysiss ~ Mail Theft-Related Check Fraud: Threat Pattern & Trend Information, February to August 2023

Surge in counterfeit checks prompts outcry from community banks ~ American Banker

Department of Justice FBI Money Laundering Unit - Money Mule Awareness

2023 IC3 Elder Fraud Report

Semiannual Report to Congress -- Very interesting report on government payment fraud

US Treasury Check Verification System

U.S. Passport Information

Know Your Money - US Secret Service information on currency security features

Fighting Elder Fraud

The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics

Verifying Foreign Passports

Stop Ransomware

https://www.search.org/resources/isp-list/ - good resource for finding legal order process / addresses

AARP Fraud Watch Network

AARP Investment Fraud Vulnerability Study

Account Takeover - Skipping the Chip - video from CBS News

Artificial Intelligence vs Machine Learning video

Best Practices for Credit Card Cash Advances - Members Only

Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker

Birch Gold Group Scam Protection Resource Guide

Business email compromise video

Card Fraud Mitigation Best Practices - Members Only

Coronavirus Disease 2019 ABA Resource Page for Financial Institutions

DMARC video on email security

EU General Data Protection Regulation Portal

Examples for writing-up cases for law enforcement

FBI COVID-19 Consolidated Reference Sheet - Regarding Fraud Schemes and other Unlawful Activity

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission Complaint Assistant

Felony Lane Gang video

IdentityTheft.gov

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)

Internet Phishing Report Center (Anti-Phishing Working Group)

IP Address look up

Looking up phone numbers

Looking up addresses

Minnesota Dept. of Commerce Fraud Bureau

Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Minnesota For reporting Fraudulent Claims

Report Unemployment Identity Theft....U.S. Department of Labor

Ransomeware video on the City of Atlanta - CBSN

US Secret Service

US Postal Inspection Service

All other Law Enforcement and Supporting agencies

Sample Documents

These are all sample documents FRPA has received. DO NOT use these letters and/or warning notices without your own legal council review and approval.

Allegacy Trusted Contact Letter Opt In

Allegacy Warning Letter

Douglas County Sheriff S Hand Delivered Warning Letter

Eversafe Trusted Contact Form

Eversafe Advisor Toolkit Trusted Contact 2017

Financial Crimes Warning And Acknowledgement Usss Letter

Fraud Alert Notice Warning Form Updated

Heritage Bank Warning Letter

LEA Doc To Request Doc

Fraud Indemnification Agreement Final 1

Large Withdraw Fraud Form

Consumer Resources

AARP e-learning courses - complimentary

MN Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Alert for Victims of Identity Theft

New IRS Taxpayer Guide to Identity Theft

6 Tips to Prevent Fraud and Identity Theft for Your Kids

8 Tips for How Seniors Can Protect Themselves from Money Scams

9 Steps to Protect Against Credit Card Fraud Now

11 Ways to Prevent Identity Theft While Traveling

16 Tips for Avoiding Online Fraud and Identity Theft

Equifax Freeze Page

Experian Freeze Page

Federal Trade Commission Complaint Assistant

Fraud Prevention Tips Everybody Should Know (But Doesn’t)

How to Avoid Cremation Scams

How to Protect Yourself from the Three Biggest Types of Homebuyer Fraud

Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center - 844-880-1574
They accept calls from any individual who feels that they or another, that is a vulnerable adult is being abused.

National Council for Aging Care

Office of the Inspector General - Social Security Administration - to report fraud,waste and abuse concerning SSA programs and operations

The Guide to Understanding Vehicle History Reports

The Step-by-Step Guide to Finding, Hiring, and Working with Contractors

TransUnion Freeze Page

Federal Reserve Bank Resources

Strengthening Fraud Mitigation with Evolving Online Authentication Methods

Business Payments Coalition - Small Business Payments Toolkit

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Fighting Fraud in the e-Commerce Channel: A Merchant Study

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; Payments, Standards and Outreach Group

Federal Reserve Payments Study 2016

Federal Reserve Payments Study: 2017 Annual Supplement

Federal Reserve White Paper on Synthetic Identity Fraud

Payments Fraud Liability Matrix Feb2014

FedNow Resources

Video on FedNow Instant Payments

FedNow Explorer Website

FRB FraudClassifier Model information and video

Alerts

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