Financial Fraud

If someone has taken funds from your account without your knowledge, the situation becomes even more frustrating when your bank declines to reimburse the loss. In Pennsylvania, depending on the type of account you hold, your rights fall under either federal consumer...

A forged check can drain an operating account before anyone notices. The loss may disrupt payroll, vendor payments or daily cash flow. Although the bank often bears the initial risk, the final answer depends on how the fraud occurred and how quickly your company...

Your accounting team receives an email from a longtime vendor asking you to send funds to a new bank account. The request looks legitimate, so the transfer goes through. Days later, the vendor contacts your business and says the invoice is still unpaid. Business email...

Most investors assume their broker is working in their best interest. When a pattern of excessive, fee-generating trades appears on a statement, that assumption deserves a much closer look. A retirement account represents decades of disciplined saving for thousands of...

Retirement often means paying closer attention to your savings and looking for ways to make your money last. Unfortunately, that goal can also make you a target for investment scams that look safe at first. One growing concern involves unregistered crypto promissory...

Corporate fraud often begins with the fact that many officers, managers, insiders, executives, and others may be given access to bank accounts and financial tools of a particular business. They are expected to use the assets for the good of the business and in an...

After a loved one dies, you may begin reviewing financial records and notice something unexpected. Investment accounts may show large losses, unusual transactions or recommendations that do not seem consistent with your loved one's goals or financial situation. If you...

When you work with a financial broker in Pennsylvania, you generally expect recommendations that match your financial goals and your comfort with risk. Regulation best interest (Reg BI) sets a federal standard that requires broker-dealers to place your financial...

You may notice unusual withdrawals from an older parent’s bank account. A longtime financial advisor may also begin taking more control over money than expected. In some cases, families only find missing money after they start helping with bills or estate matters....

You receive a call that appears to come from your bank. The person on the line knows your name, mentions recent activity and asks you to confirm a transaction. It feels routine. Only later do you realize the money is gone. If you did not realize it was a scam, are you...