Consumers Facing New Scam Threats This Holiday Season: BMO’s Financial Crimes Head

Consumers Facing New Scam Threats This Holiday Season: BMO’s Financial Crimes Head
A gamer's hand rests on an illuminated keyboard, at the Penny Arcade Expo, a fan-centric celebration of gaming in Seattle, on Aug. 29, 2014. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
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As the holiday shopping season approaches, one expert says there are some scam trends emerging that consumers need to watch out for.

Larry Zelvin, the head of the financial crimes unit at BMO Financial Group, said new technologies like artificial intelligence are making fraud harder to detect.