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U.S. Secret Service: “Massive Fraud” Against State Unemployment Insurance Programs

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A well-organized Nigerian crime ring is exploiting the COVID-19 crisis by committing large-scale fraud against multiple state unemployment insurance programs, with potential losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new alert issued by the U.S. Secret Service.

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RaidForums Gets Raided, Alleged Admin Arrested

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The DOJ also charged the alleged administrator of RaidForums — 21-year-old Diogo Santos Coelho , of Portugal — with six criminal counts, including conspiracy, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.