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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today that it hasofficially launched the Patriot Act Communications System (PACS). PACS is designedto allow participating financial institutions to quickly and securely file Bank Secrecy Act(BSA) reports over the Internet. Phase one of the…
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The perpetrators of Advance Fee Fraud schemes are often very creative and innovative. This scheme is commonly known as "4-1-9" fraud, in reference to the section of the Nigerian penal code that addresses this type of activity. Nigerian nationals, purporting to be officials of their government or…