Tag: identity theft

A recent Experian survey shows a growing concern over identity theft and tax fraud. 42% of consumers are concerned that someone could access their...

Published: February 12, 2016 by Carrie Janot

Looking at true fraud rate I’ve talked with many companies over the years about their fraud problems. Most have a genuine desire to operate...

Published: January 11, 2016 by Bill Sallurday

A recent Experian survey found that while consumers are getting better about protecting their information on a regular basis, many do not take the...

Published: July 2, 2015 by Carrie Janot

Apple Pay fraud solution Apple Pay is here and so are increased fraud exposures, confirmed losses, and customer experience challenges among card issuers. The...

Published: March 11, 2015 by Matt Tatham

Reputational impact of fraud It’s all over the news. Hackers are compromising personal information and using that to access customer accounts. It’s critical that...

Published: February 27, 2015 by Matt Tatham

A recent survey reveals that 30 percent of travelers have experienced identity theft while traveling or know someone who...

Published: July 25, 2014 by Carrie Janot

2011 was the 12th consecutive year that identity theft topped the list of FTC consumer complaints. Florida had the highest rate of complaints, followed...

Published: July 31, 2012 by admin

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...

Published: July 5, 2011 by Guest Contributor

By: Kristan Frend I was recently pleased to see that the state I reside in, Minnesota finished in the bottom third of a state ranking. ...

Published: March 30, 2011 by Guest Contributor

By: Kristan Frend According to the 2011 Identity Theft Assistance Center Outlook (ITAC), new forms of small business identity theft are emerging. This shouldn’t be...

Published: December 16, 2010 by Guest Contributor

By: Kennis Wong In the last entry, I mentioned that consumers’ participation in protecting their own identity information is an important aspect of an...

Published: October 29, 2010 by Guest Contributor

By: Kennis Wong As a fraud management professional, naturally I am surrounded by fraud prevention topics and other professionals in the field all the...

Published: October 26, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Quite a scary new (although in some ways old) form of identity theft in the headlines recently. Here’s a link to the article, which talks...

Published: September 10, 2010 by Matt Ehrlich

Ah…the summer vacation. I’ve just returned from mine and it got me wondering, “Do fraudsters take a vacation?” You know they must. Probably somewhere...

Published: September 8, 2010 by Matt Ehrlich

By: Ken Pruett I want to touch a bit on some of the third party fraud scenarios that are often top of mind with...

Published: April 5, 2010 by Guest Contributor