Ken

Founder and CEO of Stop Scams Alliance. Also: biker, hiker, kayaker, gardener, and photographer, in no particular order.

[Ken @Ken_Westbrook]

I am thrilled to announce that I'm now a Distinguished Fellow at @TheWilsonCenter. It’s exciting to see the prestigious Wilson Center recognize cybercrime as a priority for policy attention. Our mission: to make the US the international leader in combating and preventing scams

[Ken @Ken_Westbrook]

Cyber-Enabled Financial Crime is Surging: How to Fight Back  https://t.co/CLyhmPoQpI

[Ken @Ken_Westbrook]

"Cyber-Enabled Financial Crime is Surging: How to Fight Back"

A new op-ed written by @Dpmansdo and me.
Organized crime syndicates that specialize in financial crimes are on the rise. The US must fight the criminals at the national level. Here's how.

https://t.co/CLyhmPoQpI

[Ken @Ken_Westbrook]

Scams are the policy problem no one is talking about https://t.co/tL6tGvZpTr #FoxNews

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https://t.co/5sUtiKqrUu

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My new article in The Cipher Brief: "Foreign Criminals are Scamming Americans out of Billions of Dollars. Is it a National Security Threat?"

A whole-of-government approach is needed to fight the foreign organized crime gangs that are scamming Americans at industrial scale.

[Ken @Ken_Westbrook]

New estimate of annual fraud losses from the FTC:
up to $137.4 billion, accounting for under-reporting.
https://t.co/4RvLOCDiqf (page 40)
Yes, organized crime gangs could be stealing more than the GDP of Idaho or New Mexico each year!

We Must FIGHT BACK!
Stop Scams Alliance

[Ken @Ken_Westbrook]

New Gallup poll: 8% of American adults (21 million people) were scammed last year. Foreign organized crime gangs are defrauding Americans at industrial scale.
Stop Scams Alliance worked with Gallup on the first-ever Gallup poll that asked about scams.
https://t.co/5zNabvjDzb

[Ken @Ken_Westbrook]

The FBI says there has been a huge spike in the "Tech Support" scam targeting seniors. Government and industry need to take action. The UK just announced a nationwide strategy to fight fraud. Why not do the same in the US? https://t.co/aR8x5al9Wf