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What Is First-Party Fraud?

FICO

For many people, the word “fraud” evokes images of shadowy criminals using stolen identities and purloined credit card information to commit financial crimes. Or they may unintentionally sell it to criminal gangs, which then rack up thousands of pounds of fraudulent credit card debt. Both of these crimes are first-party fraud.

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First-Party Fraud and the Hidden Drain on Revenues

FICO

For many people, the word “fraud” evokes images of shadowy criminals using stolen identities and purloined credit card information to commit financial crimes. Both of these crimes are first-party fraud. They extract their ill-gotten gains through credit cards and loans, or use the accounts to commit money muling and laundering.

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5 Strategies for Fighting First-Party and Synthetic Identity Fraud

FICO

With non-intrusive application and account analysis and scoring, however, much of the first-party and synthetic identity fraud being conducted could be identified and stopped. When faced with insufficient evidence to determine fraud at the application stage, despite some supporting evidence, tag these suspicious accounts.