Beware of Summer Vacation Scammers

With Summer on the immediate horizon, travel plans are being made to make the most of the sunny months. Unfortunately, scammers don’t take vacations and they are sure to...

Protect Loved Ones from Elder Fraud

An especially terrible type of fraud is elder fraud. There are far too many scammers who specifically prey on older individuals. Steps to minimize risk to the seniors in your...

Hacker Alert! Beware of Text Message Schemes

Many of us would feel ill-equipped to manage the upcoming day if we were to leave the house without a cell phone. These mini-computers do everything from waking us...

A Guide to Interviewing Workplace Injury Claimants and Witnesses

Once an employee reports an injury, it's important to obtain detailed information in a timely fashion. This often involves interviewing the claimant, coworkers, supervisors, witnesses, and anyone else involved....

Fighting Fraud is a Global Effort

Each year, organizations worldwide come together to promote anti-fraud awareness and education during International Fraud Awareness Week. ICW Group is once again a proud participant of this year's event...

Safeguard Against Card Skimming Fraud

In an increasingly digital world where financial transactions are conducted with ease, the prevalence of card skimming poses a significant threat to consumers' financial security. Card skimming is a...

Beware of Online Job Scams

As of May 2024, the national unemployment rate was 4 percent, a whopping 10 percent less than at the start of 2020, when more than 23 million Americans lost...

Changing Story Signals Fraud

A 35-year-old California man is charged with five felonies for his botched attempt to defraud his employer through a false workers’ compensation claim. After injuring his knee due to...

Protect Yourself Against Work Comp Fraudsters

ICW Group’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is your advocate and partner in the fight against workers' compensation insurance fraud.   An experienced team of investigators and analysts serves to protect the...

Buyer Beware: Holiday Shopping Alert

Online retail makes up a progressively greater proportion of all purchases worldwide. According to statista.com, internet purchases were made by over 2 billion people worldwide in 2020. Coming in at...