This article was updated on October 31, 2023 In a series of articles, we talk about understanding the different types of fraud and how...
Preventing fraud losses requires an understanding of each individual fraud type—including third-party, first-party, synthetic identity, and account takeover fraud—and how they differ from one...
Recently, I shared articles about the problems surrounding third-party and first-party fraud. Now I’d like to explore a hybrid type – synthetic identity fraud...
Synthetic identity fraud, otherwise known as SID fraud, is reportedly the fastest-growing type of financial crime. One reason for its rapid growth is the...
If you’ve been on the dating scene in the last few years, you’re probably familiar with ghosting. For those of you who aren’t, I’ll...
Sometimes, the best offense is a good defense. That’s certainly true when it comes to detecting synthetic identities, which by their very nature become...
Experian is recognized as a leading security solution provider for fraud and identity solutions in order to protect customers and financial...
By: Kennis Wong On the surface, it’s not difficult to define existing account fraud. Obviously, it is fraud perpetrated against an existing account. But...
At Experian’s recent client conference, Vision 2011, there was a refreshing amount of positive discussion and outlook on origination rates and acquisition strategies for...
By: Kennis Wong Data is the very core of fraud detection. We are constantly seeking new and mining existing data sources that give us...
Experian recently contributed to a TSYS whitepaper focused on the various threats associated with first party fraud. I think the paper does a good job...
By: Ken Pruett I find it interesting that the media still focuses all of their attention on identity theft when it comes to credit-related...