Russian hackers target job-seekers with counterfeit scam

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Russian hackers phony check scheme.
Russian hackers phony check scheme.

A rogue Russian counterfeiting operation cranked out $9 million worth of fake checks and cashed them using two familiar ruses for duping consumers: posting fake "help wanted" ads to job-search sites, and convincing applicants to act as "money-mules" to bulk-cash bogus checks.

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