Lexis-Nexis Risk Solutions Group to Sponsor Briefing On Internet Fraud Oct. 17 in Washington D.C.Business Editors WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2000 International Experts To Discuss Internet's Role In Growth Of Economic Crime Lexis-Nexis Risk Solutions Group (LNRSG), the new division of Lexis-Nexis providing fraud, due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. and risk management solutions to businesses and governments worldwide, will sponsor "Identity Theft as a Threat to E-Commerce," a briefing presented by the Internet Fraud A crime in which the perpetrator develops a scheme using one or more elements of the Internet to deprive a person of property or any interest, estate, or right by a false representation of a matter of fact, whether by providing misleading information or by concealment of Council, Oct. 17 in Washington, D.C. The briefing, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Veterans Administration Building, will feature presentations by Paul Fichtman, chairman of the Internet Fraud Council and president, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of The Internet Clearinghouse, and Bob Kuykendall, Postal Inspector/Program Manager with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the law enforcement branch of the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. . Fichtman, former president, COO of riskwise.com, which developed products to help merchants manage risk and identify fraud in e-commerce transactions, will discuss the dramatic increase in "identity theft" as a result of the explosive growth of the Internet. Kuykendall will offer a special presentation on its Internet Fraud initiatives. "With the growth of the Internet and e-commerce have come a dramatic increase in economic crime," said Norm Willox, director of government affairs and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most for Lexis-Nexis Risk Solutions Group. "This briefing offers an opportunity for business and government leaders to discuss challenges and solutions related to this growing problem." The cost for the event is $25 for IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. members; $35 for non-members. Registration information is available at 800/221-4424, ext. 510. About Lexis-Nexis The Lexis-Nexis Group unites strong brands, pioneering technologies and premium information for customers in the legal, corporate, government and education markets. Its products are available via the Web, dial-up online, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and books. A trusted source, the company offers targeted information solutions that can be integrated into its customers' business processes and systems. Combining searchable access to over 2.8 billion documents from thousands of sources with leading edge systems and tools for managing this content, Lexis-Nexis delivers a high quality resource with which to build legal research and knowledge-management solutions for the entire enterprise. Lexis-Nexis Group operating units also include Butterworths Tolley in the UK, Editions du Juris-Classeur in France and other legal publishing The production of texts that report laws or discuss the Practice of Law. Originally limited to printed materials, legal publishing now encompasses electronic media as well, with most legal publications becoming available online or in CD-ROM format. businesses in Europe, North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , Asia and the Pacific. It is a division of the global publisher and information provider, Reed Elsevier Inc. For more information, please visit www.lexis-nexis.com. About LEXIS-NEXIS Risk Solutions Group LEXIS-NEXIS Risk Solutions Group, a division of LEXIS-NEXIS, provides fraud, business due diligence and risk management solutions in full service; automated, interactive, service bureau or consulting environments to meet the unique risk needs of businesses and governments worldwide. About National Fraud Center, Inc. The National Fraud Center, Inc. (www.nationalfraud.com) was established in 1982 to address society's growing concern for fraud and today is recognized worldwide as a leader in combining decades of expert experience with the latest technology to help businesses, consumers and government agencies save millions of dollars by minimizing their exposure to costly fraud and risk issues. |
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