Employment scam victims tripled at financial firms in 21 countries Reported victims of employment scams more than tripled over the past 12 months at more than 370 banks and other financial institutions in 21 countries. The 258% rise outran every other scam type, while total reported scams across the same institutions grew 35%. Scams by the numbers (Source: BioCatch) Researchers at BioCatch, a fraud-detection vendor, compiled the figures from reports filed by the institutions that use its software. The numbers matter for anyone running fraud controls because of where the scams happen. Nine of every 10 scam sessions now start on a mobile device. Traditional unauthorized fraud, where a criminal works the account without the owner’s help, comes from mobile in 75% of cases. Investment scams…