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Fraud Concerns and Trends in 2022

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Fraud on Alert for 2022 A review of SAR data , government agenc y releases, a nd fraud findings found these f raud c oncerns and trends to wat ch in 2022. Takeaway 1 An Abrigo review of SAR data, government agency releases, and fraud findings revealed fraud trends to watch for. Fraud Concerns. Starting Point.

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Machine Learning Supercharges Banks’ Efforts To Fight Debit Fraud

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Consumers have more heavily leaned on debit during the pandemic, with the economic downturn making shoppers more cautious than ever about the prospect of taking on credit card debt. A recent study even estimates that shoppers could ultimately shift $100 billion worth of annual spending from credit cards to debit cards.

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What 98 Pct Of Consumers Miss About Protecting Their Cards From Fraud

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These mobile controls, however, also offer consumers a powerful tool for dealing with arguably higher stakes: the risk of credit card fraud. Location controls can be used to prevent merchants from charging consumers’ credit cards if their smartphones aren’t close by, and restrict purchases to a particular geographic area or country.

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FTC?s Operation Main Street Helps Protect SMBs From Fraud

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attorneys’ offices and the Better Business Bureau (BBB), the FTC has released the results of Operation Main Street: Stopping Small Business Scams. attorneys’ offices and 18 actions by state AGs over the past year. “A top FTC priority is to stem the tide of fraud against small businesses.”. Postal Inspection Service, two U.S.

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Main Street SMBs, Digital AP, GoodRx’s IPO Tops This Week’s News

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We have deep dives on the financial health of Main Street small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), digital accounts payable (AP), and GoodRx ’s initial public offering (IPO). . Mastercard Expands Digital Card Program To Include Instant Access, eWallet . Report: Hanging Up The Phone On Mobile Remittance Fraud.

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eCommerce Fraud Presents A $12 Billion Problem

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With the coronavirus putting eCommerce front and center, it has unfortunately been joined by its cousin: online retail fraud. The main offender, constituting 29.8 percent of all eCommerce fraud , is still account takeover. Backdoor file activity, unlike other fraud attack methods, has no pattern.

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In Australia, Card (And Other Payments) Fraud Is Big Business

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In Australia, a new report shows just how widespread internal fraud in the Commonwealth, aimed at government agencies, has become. This past week it was reported that, per an investigation by the Australian Institute of Criminology, such fraud amounted to $42 million over the past year. Grayson Jr., owner of Zealcon Corp.,

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