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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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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. 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. In my next post I will look at the ways in which fraudsters play the long game – hiding in account portfolios for months if not years. What to Do.