FDIC Guidance on Safeguarding Customers against E-Mail and Internet-Related Fraudulent Schemes – Best Practices to Follow

• By: Staff Editor
• Date: November 25, 2011

According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) (partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center), the most common victim complaints in 2010 in USA were non-delivery of payment/merchandise, scams impersonating the FBI and identity theft.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has issued guidance on safeguarding customers against E-mail and Internet-Related Fraudulent Schemes. This article describes the best practices that can be followed in order to comply with the FDIC guidance.