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5 Strategies for Fighting First-Party and Synthetic Identity Fraud

FICO

Banks and telecoms need to make it easier for customers to sign up, buy merchandise online, take out loans, open bank accounts, and use credit cards. Thieves defeat these processes with high-volume attacks and synthetic identities. Processes are designed to encourage new business. What to Do. by Sarah Rutherford.

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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.