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Application fraud

It refers to the scamwhere someone opens an account in their name using fake or stolen ID proofs to withdraw cash or get financial benefits. Some such scamshappen as first-party where the person seeks loan or credit cards from the organisation using fake IDs, and they cut contact after gaining access to cash. 

In third party scams, the person may use fabricated identities to get loans from financial organisations. They use a new identity each time they want to gain funds and have unusual credit histories. 

In many such cases, synthetic identity can be difficult to trace. At the same time, the criminals use various elements to appear more realistic, like they may use the address and the social security number of another valid customer. 

How To Protect Yourself?

  • Users should be aware of the security risks and ways to protect crucial information. For example, they should not give private information to unidentified callers and do not share bank/official letters or documents with other people. 

  • Always keep a check on your transactions and credit score. 

  • Keep track of any suspicious emails or letters confirming new cards or loans you did not apply for. 

  • Also, you should be aware of the contact details when you pay for any subscription. 

  • Install multiple-step authentications to protect accounts. Banksare incorporating techniques like AI and ML to automate authentication where multiple data points will cross-check account information and determine the risk factors.

Date Published: Feb 19, 2022
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Type of Fraud
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Types of fraud

A-Z of fraud
To help understand which fraud you've been affected by, we've categorised them into an alphabetical list.

What is fraud and cyber crime?
Cybercrimes can be of two types. First, it can be cyber dependent, where the fraudsters use online devices to convince the victim to accept their offers.

Advance fee fraud
If you are trying to get a loan for a house or a car, they ask to meet the provider to get the financing arrangement and pay the finder's fee in advance.

Corporate fraud
Corporate frauds can be complicated, committed either by the firm or an individual. Nevertheless, it mostly involves cheating where the employee or the firm.

Individual fraud
There are many types of individual frauds related to advance fees, investments, insurance brokers, bogus tradespeople, Ponzi schemes, pension liberation.

Online fraud
Hence the number of cases of online fraud is increasing each year, and most such cases include – account takeover, direct frauds, or scams related domain names.

Identity fraud and identity theft
The criminal uses the stolen identity of another person living or deceased to conduct unlawful activities like obtaining goods or services in another's name.
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