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The Latest on Internet Pharmacies, Supplements, Designer Drugs,
and Other High-Risk Merchants
High Unemployment is a Golden Opportunity for Work-from-home Scammers
With unemployment at near-record levels and many people looking for opportunities that will allow them to earn income without having to leave the house, work-from-home scammers have an unprecedented amount of potential victims. LegitScript has observed and reported merchants that appear to be engaged in work-from-home scams, and as unemployment across the country persists, this…
E-money: How Payment Complexity in Europe Facilitates Cybercrime in the US (Part 1)
Although electronic money has been around for decades, advancements in technology and new ways of processing payments are making it easier than ever to digitally store, send, and receive money. On the backend, however, e-money processing can be surprisingly complex, as transactions often pass through multiple entities to get from sender to receiver. It’s this…
LegitScript partners with INTERPOL, Operation Pangea in shutting down rogue online pharmacies
LegitScript is pleased to join with INTERPOL, the US Food and Drug Administration, the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and more than 100 law enforcement and regulatory agencies in announcing the results of Operation Pangea, an “international week of action” aimed at reducing the threat posed by the sale of falsified medicines over…
