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Job Journal August 19, 2012 Kristen Castillo	Tempting Offers to Work from Home They make it sound so easy, so effortless to make big bucks or change your life forever without even leaving the house or changing out of your robe & slippers. Is it true? Is it too good to be true? Here are some tips to help you see through the scams.
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Bank Systems & Technology May 24, 2007 Nancy Feig	International Fraud Could Be Slowed By Data Sharing, Study Shows First Data study reveals that data sharing could be the key to stopping cross-border bank fraud.
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CFO June 1, 2010 Marie Leone	Something Wicked This Way Comes Fraudsters are preying on corporate coffers and catching the crooks will take more than accounting controls.
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Bank Systems & Technology August 2, 2005 Phil Britt	Keeping Up With Fraudsters As fraud schemes become more sophisticated, banks need to examine a wider array of data to identify fraud trends. That means investing in more sophisticated technology systems, adding personnel and employing additional fraud-fighting processes.
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