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Inside the $10 Billion Debt Relief Industry: Loan-Killer Scripts, 25 Percent Fees, and Why Banks Still Sue
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Dicembre 22, 2025
Inside the $10 Billion Debt Relief Industry: Loan-Killer Scripts, 25 Percent Fees, and Why Banks Still Sue
For-profit debt settlement shops tell clients to stop paying cards, park cash in a firm-controlled account, and wait for a discount. Fees of 15 to 25 percent, tax on forgiven…
FinCEN Whistleblower Says Visa and Mastercard Kept Processing OnlyFans Payments After Being Warned About Child Sexual Abuse Material
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Gennaio 24, 2025
FinCEN Whistleblower Says Visa and Mastercard Kept Processing OnlyFans Payments After Being Warned About Child Sexual Abuse Material
A senior compliance specialist told FinCEN that Visa and Mastercard were warned as early as 2021 that OnlyFans charges included child sexual abuse material. Both companies deny it. The complaint…
U.S. Charges Curitiba Hacker Junior Barros De Oliveira With Extorting $3.2 Million in Bitcoin After a 300,000-Record Breach
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Dicembre 26, 2024
U.S. Charges Curitiba Hacker Junior Barros De Oliveira With Extorting $3.2 Million in Bitcoin After a 300,000-Record Breach
A Newark indictment unsealed December 23, 2024, charges Junior Barros De Oliveira, 29, of Curitiba, Brazil, with threatening to leak about 300,000 customer records stolen from a Brazilian subsidiary of…