The Wild West of Check Fraud - A Conversation with Ingo Money's Rusty Pickering
What's Working with Cam Marston
Release Date: 03/20/2023
What's Working with Cam Marston
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info_outlineThe sophistication of check fraud is something I knew nothing about until chatting with my old friend Rusty Pickering and then, only days later, hearing from two colleagues who had it happen to them. Rusty is President and COO of payment processing company Ingo Money in Alpharetta, Georgia. He and I chat about how check fraud happens, who's at risk, who is at fault, and how to avoid having to constantly replace your credit card or debit card. Special bonus podcast version - an off-script chat with Rusty.
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