News
Regulatory, enforcement, threat and analysis items for transaction fraud teams, newest first.
5 news items, newest first.
- FBI updates its warning on government and law enforcement impersonation scams
The FBI counted nearly 61,000 complaints and over $1.6 billion lost to government and law enforcement impersonation from January 2025 to July 2026, some using AI video calls.
- Ant International, Mastercard and Visa begin know-your-agent interoperability work
Ant International, Mastercard and Visa began building a shared know-your-agent framework for tracing AI agents to verified operators and users, with no specification, timeline or liability rules yet.
- Scam Center Strike Force seizes a scam services marketplace
US prosecutors seized a Telegram guarantee marketplace serving scam centers and restrained about $52 million in crypto in one day, while OFAC sanctioned the marketplace and two technology suppliers.
- FinCEN scam center alert and what it asks of fraud teams
A close read of FinCEN's scam center alert FIN-2026-Alert005, mapping its victim-payment and laundering red flags to the decision points fraud teams control.
- FINRA files proposal to extend holds to all adult customers
FINRA asked the SEC to approve Rule 2166, a 10-business-day fraud delay for customers of any age, plus longer Rule 2165 senior holds and easier trusted contact collection.