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[Voice Phishing] Why does a violation of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act often come up alongside voice phishing charges?
A Answer
Most voice phishing schemes rely on receiving and withdrawing stolen funds through an account registered to someone other than the person controlling it — a so-called "dummy account." Because of that, on top of fraud charges under the Criminal Act, the
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