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Small businesses, in particular, are vulnerable as they may lack the advanced security infrastructure of larger corporations. Furthermore, the growing sophistication of fraud techniques, including synthetic identity fraud and accounttakeovers, exacerbates the challenge.
They demonstrate the diverse methods and strategies employed by fraudsters to exploit individuals and financial institutions for their own gain: Identity Theft A criminal steals an individual’s personal information, such as SocialSecurity number, bank account details, or credit card information, and uses it to impersonate the victim.
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