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Fraud Scams Skyrocket, But People Worry More About Pickpockets

FICO

You might think that fraud accounting for hundreds of billions of pounds of loss would be a top concern for consumers – but according to FICO’s recently completed Consumer Fraud Survey: 2021 , it is not. In September 2021, UK Finance reported a 71% increase in APP fraud during the first six months of 2021.

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Fraud Scams Skyrocket, But Consumers Are More Concerned About Pickpockets

FICO

You might think that fraud accounting for hundreds of billions of pounds of loss would be a top concern for consumers – but according to FICO’s recently completed Consumer Fraud Survey: 2021 , it is not. In September 2021, UK Finance reported a 71% increase in APP fraud during the first six months of 2021.

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To Stop Scams, It’s Time to Add Sensible Friction to Easy Money

FICO

They use sketchy providers who don’t normally work with law enforcement and then phish, smish, email, and robocall the heck out of people. billion reported in 2021. Our report opened my eyes because 77% of consumers worldwide say they want their banks to implement better fraud detection in general.

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ASIC Sues HSBC Australia Over Scam Failures Leading to A$23 Million in Losses

Fintech News

The scams often involved fraudsters impersonating HSBC staff to gain access to customer accounts, frequently through smishing attacks that tricked customers into revealing sensitive information. In 78% of the cases, HSBC failed to meet the prescribed timeframes, with compliance rates as low as 0% in 2020 and 4% in 2021.

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