Current Activity - Fraud Advisory for Consumers Released: Involvement in Criminal Activity Through Work from Home Scams

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US-CERT Current Activity

Fraud Advisory for Consumers Released: Involvement in Criminal Activity Through Work from Home Scams

Original release date: October 25, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Last revised: October 25, 2010 at 12:35 pm


As part of a joint effort, the United States Secret Service, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internet Crime Complaint Center
(IC3) and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis
Center (FS-ISAC) have released Fraud Advisory for Consumers:
Involvement in Criminal Activity through Work from Home Scams (PDF).
The document explains that criminal syndicates are using newspaper
ads, online employment services, and unsolicited emails to recruit
consumers to launder stolen money. Individuals who are knowing or
unknowing participants in this type of scheme could be prosecuted and
may have their own identities or bank accounts stolen.

This advisory provides information that consumers can use to help
understand and protect themselves against work from home scams.
US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review this document to
help protect themselves against work from home scams.

Relevant Url(s):
<http://www.ic3.gov/media/2010/WorkAtHome.pdf>

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