Cryptocurrency: The good, the bad, and the ugly
The Good Cryptocurrencies (Crypto) such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and hundreds more are hot commodities in online trading, and it's possible for a smart investor to make a big profit[1]. The Bad The prospect of quick riches can blind individuals to the risks and...
Cybercrime – Account Take Over (ATO) Scheme
Account takeover fraud (ATO) generally happens when a cybercriminal gains access to the victim's login credentials to steal funds or information. Fraudsters digitally break into a financial bank account to take control of it and have a variety of techniques at their...
Avoid Ukrainian Scams
The increase of scams continues to attempt to separate good-hearted people from their money. Scammers know most people, regardless of their country of origin, are good-hearted people, and they cannot resist taking advantage of tragedies to devise a scheme that will...
Fraud Between Family Members
Often, you hear on the news, read on the internet, or in a magazine about one family member stealing the identity of another family member; parents securing credit cards, purchasing a vehicle, stealing tax refunds and insurance checks, or securing a mortgage in the...
Beware of the Greed Syndrome
In the previous articles (reference September and October), we discussed the estate of individuals that have amassed substantial wealth and how executors and beneficiaries react to the exposure to such wealth. An executor or executrix of an estate is an individual...
Various Means Used to Steal Money from Inheritance, Chapter Two
Based on cases and the experience Sage Investigations, LLC gleaned from those cases, Sage has identified an area of investigation that we refer to as the Inheritance Investigations. Weekly we receive a call from frustrated individuals dealing with an executor,...
Various Means Used to Steal Money from Inheritance, Chapter One
Based on cases and the experience Sage Investigations, LLC gleaned from inheritance cases; Sage has identified an area of investigation that we refer to as the Inheritance Investigative. Weekly we receive a call from frustrated individuals dealing with a brother or...
Help your clients win with financial technology!
Sage Investigations transforms investigations from weeks or months to days with their advanced technology proprietary software, DIO. DIO financially analyzes bank accounts, brokerage accounts, and credit card accounts in theft and embezzlement cases, divorce...
You Stole My Heart and My Money
According to the Federal Trade Commission, consumers reported losing more than $3.3 billion to fraud in 2020, up from $1.8 billion in 2019. Nearly $1.2 billion of losses reported last year were due to imposter scams, while online shopping accounted for about $246...
How the New Administration and Congress will Affect the IRS and All Taxpayers
News articles reveal that the Biden Administration is proposing an increase in the IRS budget by $13.2 billion to help with modernization, cybersecurity, and to help with compliance. It is expected that by employing 8,493 more full-time employees, every $1.00 spent on...
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Cryptocurrency: The good, the bad, and the ugly
The Good Cryptocurrencies (Crypto) such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and hundreds more are hot commodities in online trading, and it's possible for a smart investor to make a big profit[1]. The Bad The prospect of quick riches can blind individuals to the risks and...
Cybercrime – Account Take Over (ATO) Scheme
Account takeover fraud (ATO) generally happens when a cybercriminal gains access to the victim's login credentials to steal funds or information. Fraudsters digitally break into a financial bank account to take control of it and have a variety of techniques at their...
Avoid Ukrainian Scams
The increase of scams continues to attempt to separate good-hearted people from their money. Scammers know most people, regardless of their country of origin, are good-hearted people, and they cannot resist taking advantage of tragedies to devise a scheme that will...
Fraud Between Family Members
Often, you hear on the news, read on the internet, or in a magazine about one family member stealing the identity of another family member; parents securing credit cards, purchasing a vehicle, stealing tax refunds and insurance checks, or securing a mortgage in the...
Beware of the Greed Syndrome
In the previous articles (reference September and October), we discussed the estate of individuals that have amassed substantial wealth and how executors and beneficiaries react to the exposure to such wealth. An executor or executrix of an estate is an individual...
Various Means Used to Steal Money from Inheritance, Chapter Two
Based on cases and the experience Sage Investigations, LLC gleaned from those cases, Sage has identified an area of investigation that we refer to as the Inheritance Investigations. Weekly we receive a call from frustrated individuals dealing with an executor,...
Various Means Used to Steal Money from Inheritance, Chapter One
Based on cases and the experience Sage Investigations, LLC gleaned from inheritance cases; Sage has identified an area of investigation that we refer to as the Inheritance Investigative. Weekly we receive a call from frustrated individuals dealing with a brother or...
Help your clients win with financial technology!
Sage Investigations transforms investigations from weeks or months to days with their advanced technology proprietary software, DIO. DIO financially analyzes bank accounts, brokerage accounts, and credit card accounts in theft and embezzlement cases, divorce...
You Stole My Heart and My Money
According to the Federal Trade Commission, consumers reported losing more than $3.3 billion to fraud in 2020, up from $1.8 billion in 2019. Nearly $1.2 billion of losses reported last year were due to imposter scams, while online shopping accounted for about $246...
How the New Administration and Congress will Affect the IRS and All Taxpayers
News articles reveal that the Biden Administration is proposing an increase in the IRS budget by $13.2 billion to help with modernization, cybersecurity, and to help with compliance. It is expected that by employing 8,493 more full-time employees, every $1.00 spent on...