The Payments Association

OCTOBER 28, 2024

From shifts in unauthorised card fraud to the evolving nature of authorised push payment scams, there’s a lot to unpack—and a lot at stake. One of the most alarming trends identified in the report is the continued rise in social engineering scams, which now account for a significant portion of fraud activity. million cases recorded.

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Finextra

JULY 29, 2024

Barclays is issuing a warning to those looking for love this summer, as Barclays Scams Bulletin data reveals romance scams are on the rise, with the amount claimed in May/June up 139 per cent compared to March/April 2024.

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Finextra

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The number of people falling victim to romance scams increased by a fifth (22%) in 2023, compared to 2022, according to the latest data from Lloyds Bank.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Plus, we dive into cybersecurity challenges, proactive AI governance, and the evolving risks of AI-driven scams. And we can’t ignore the darker aspects of AI, especially its role in sophisticated online scams, including romance scams and phishing. Happy reading! Happy reading!

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FICO

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Their lives can be turned upside down and their finances ruined when they become victims of clever scam artists. Despite numerous studies and newspaper headlines informing us about the scams that fraudsters perpetrate, most of us don’t think we can easily be tricked into handing over money to criminals. Case 1: CryptoRom.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

And through the latest scam, as detailed by the country’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, he was able to use the fictitious name “Akinwunmi Sorinmade” in order to open two bank accounts. He had access to both the internet and to his phone. With those accounts he then bought a luxury car and homes.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

To support scam victims, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will start to send refunds of over $1.7 million to consumers who fell victim to a tech support scam, the agency said in a press release. The FTC will start to provide 57,960 refunds with an average of approximately $30 to each of the scam’s victims.

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Lloyds Bank has released its latest data on romance scams and it shows that the number of people falling victim to these scams has increased by 22% in 2023 compared to the previous year.

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FICO

JULY 7, 2020

COVID-19 scams are on the rise. In a recent webinar I hosted, we learned that 31% of participants had received a communication that looks like a COVID-19 scam in the past 30 days. This can also take shape as a romance scam, where the criminal creates an enticing fake profile and builds a relationship with their unsuspecting victim.

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The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In fact, 75 per cent of US shoppers will encounter scams when looking to buy things online. In an attempt to ensure consumers do not fall victim, the Financial Technology Association (FTA) is launching its annual campaign, Smarter Than Scams. It also brings awareness to the most common scams consumers face during the holiday season.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

12) about potential “romance scams,” which cost victims a collective $143 million last year. The FTC said these particular types of scams cost people more than any other type of swindling, and that they’re expected to become more common. Also, make sure to notify any dating site on which the person tried to scam.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

These can take many forms, including fake online adverts, phishing emails, romance scams and spurious investments. Many customers don’t take matters further, either due to the perceived stigma around being scammed in this way, or because they don’t know where else to go for help.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Value received by illicit crypto addresses dropped significantly in 2023, driven by a decline in crypto scamming and hacking revenue by 29.2% In particular, the report notes that scamming is most successful when markets are up, exuberance is high, and people feel like they are missing out on an opportunity to get rich quickly.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 11, 2024

More complex and financially damaging types of APP fraud include romance scams. Identity fraud can be used to make a scam seem more realistic by hijacking the established identity of a real person.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 30, 2025

Shame, embarrassment and scepticism have been revealed to be major reasons those who have been targeted by a scam choose to remain silent, as Wise , the global money management firm, finds that two in three UK adults have experienced a fraudulent attack.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

Business enterprise compromise (BEC) scams are crossing borders, where fraudsters in Africa are targeting U.S. The scam involves communications from fraudsters impersonating company officials, suppliers or vendors, instructing unwitting victims to wire funds to accounts they have set up. companies and government agencies.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

APP fraud attempts can include anything from mass texts purporting to be from a bank or utility company asking to be transferred funds to long-term romance scams that can take months and cost the victims thousands.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Decline in Scamming and Hacking One of the most notable trends in 2023 was the significant reduction in the volume of crypto assets associated with illicit activities, which plummeted to US$24.2 However, the decrease in scamming and theft does not tell the whole story. billion (SG$ 32.51 billion (SG$ 32.51

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The top five frauds to which millennials report losing money are online shopping frauds, business imposters, government imposters, fake check scams and romance scams. And millennials are 93 percent more likely than people over 40 to report losing money to fake check scams, which often look like a way to earn money.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 7, 2024

As much as 53 per cent of Brits have either never heard of the term deepfake or misunderstood its meaning, British bank Santander has revealed, as part of a new initiative to warn consumers about the dangers of AI deepfake scams. Know what types of scams deepfakes are likely to be used for.

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FICO

MAY 9, 2023

Home Blog Feed test How Guided AI Helps FICO Detect 59% More Scams in the UK Guided AI is akin to the nervous system in the Corpus AI Thu, 05/04/2023 - 04:33 JenniferPiccinino@fico.com by Scott Zoldi Chief Analytics Officer expand_less Back to top Tue, 05/09/2023 - 20:25 The problems we use machine learning (ML) to solve are often multi-faceted.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

bank found that one group, in particular, is most vulnerable to fraudsters’ scams. A report by Lloyds Bank noted that the share of millennial consumers who fall victim to scams increased by 400 percent in the past year, even though overall fraud incidents declined. Federal regulators in the U.S.,

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FICO

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Home Blog FICO APP Scams: What Impact Will the PSR’s Proposals in the UK Have? million stolen through fraud in the UK last year, payment scams (or authorised push payment fraud or APP scams) accounted for 41%. The vast media attention on the various types of payment scams has helped keep awareness high.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In today’s top news, at least four Puerto Rico government agencies were targeted in a $4 million online scam, and India’s court hit pause on their antitrust investigation into Amazon and Flipkart. At least four Puerto Rico government agencies were targeted in an online scam, which attempted to steal $4 million in retirement funds.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 2, 2024

In 2023, Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams totalled just shy of £341million in the UK, with new research highlighting that reimbursement varies significantly depending on who consumers bank with. In the same year, victims reported 252,626 cases of APP scams – but not all reports resulted in refunds from their banks.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The transaction itself is not fraudulent, but the scam that caused the person to make the payment is the fraud. It is not a new type of fraud, but the speed in which criminals can access the money they have scammed and the irrevocable nature of such payments makes it more attractive.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

22) the Justice Department unsealed an indictment —spanning 252 counts — against 80 defendants for alleged online scams that bilked firms and individuals of tens of millions of dollars. The individuals are charged with using business e-mail compromise (BEC) scams to dupe victims. Late this past week, on Thursday (Aug. Individual Case.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 22, 2024

In its Annual Fraud Report 2024 , UK Finance detailed the amount its members reported as stolen through payment fraud and scams, with a primary focus on authorised push payment (APP) fraud and unauthorised fraud. Purchase scams Although less money was stolen, the total number of APP cases was up 12 per cent to 232,429.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Whether it’s a romance scam or identity-based fraud, most financial crimes begin outside traditional financial institutions, and regulatory coverage should reflect this. We should expect this to continue with more firms outside of financial institutions being regulated.

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FICO

APRIL 29, 2022

All these evolutions mean a changing landscape for retail fraud and scam trends. The New York Times recently ran a home page story on how criminals have concocted elaborate scams – complete with authentic ‘hold’ music – to impersonate bank customer service reps, tricking consumers into sending them money via Zelle.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

“Since at least 2017, Exaggerated Lion has built a network of trusted ‘ mules ,’ people who they could rely on to deposit checks into bank accounts with few questions asked,” the release said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The top five frauds to which millennials report losing money are online shopping frauds, business imposters, government imposters, fake check scams and romance scams. And millennials are 93 percent more likely than people over 40 to report losing money to fake check scams, which often look like a way to earn money.

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FICO

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Confidence tricks such as romance scams, or the infamous ‘Hey Mum’ scam, where people are tricked into sending money to criminals they believe they have a personal relationship with. Learn more: Scams Alert We Can all Fall Victim to Social Engineering and Scams. Targeting property transactions.

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Neopay

MAY 28, 2024

UK Finance releases its 2024 annual fraud report, detailing the amount its members reported as stolen through payment fraud and scams in 2023. The main driver behind this is purchase scams, where people are tricked into paying for goods that never materialise. Purchase scams account for 67 per cent of the total number of APP cases.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A cross-party Treasury Select Committee has called on the UK government to do more to ensure that the victims of authorised push payment scams are reimbursed. Deploy AI and Machine Learning – the Scams Model. In his blog FICO Integrates Fraud and Scam Detection in FICO Falcon Retail Banking 3.0

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FICO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The money mule moves stolen funds to a participant in the scam via an instant funds transfer or wire transfer, and the money is often unrecoverable and untraceable. . During the FICO Virtual Event this past May, we predicated that money muling would be one of the top scams being perpetrated during the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Romance scams — according to various data streams, including the FBI and Federal Trade Commission — have become an increasingly favored tactic among scammers and fraudsters looking to take advantage of the unwitting. In addition, niche dating sites can be a magnet for fraudsters and catfishers.

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