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New Report From PSR Shows How Fraudsters Exploit Major Platforms to Scam Consumers

Fintech Finance

Preventing Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams is one of the Payment Systems Regulators (PSR) top priorities. APP scams happen when victims are tricked into sending money to fraudsters posing as legitimate payees. The PSRs data shows that in 2023 alone, APP scams cost UK consumers 341 million. of the losses (107.2

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New report from PSR shows how fraudsters exploit major platforms to scam consumers

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A new report from PSR shows how fraudsters exploit major platforms to scam consumers. APP scams happen when victims are tricked into sending money to fraudsters posing as legitimate payees. The PSRs data shows that in 2023 alone, APP scams cost UK consumers 341 million. of the losses (107.2 million in losses.

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PSR Reveals Huge Disparity in How Banks Approach to APP Fraud Claims

The Fintech Times

“Notably, while other types of APP scams are declining, romance scams are on the rise, indicating a pressing need for increased efforts to combat these crimes. “These figures clearly show these new rules cannot come soon enough and must not be delayed.

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How Can Banks Stop Authorised Push Payment Fraud?

FICO

Despite preventative measures such as Confirmation of Payee (COP), stories of distraught victims losing large sums to clever scammers have not gone away. The results speak for themselves; using targeted profiling of customer behavior to spot scams, 50% more scam transactions are detected.

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