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This article was updated on March 4, 2024. If you steal an identity to commit fraud, your success is determined by how long it...

Published: March 4, 2024 by Alison Hillendahl

Debt collectors need to find, contact and work with people to collect on unpaid accounts. That can be challenging enough. But when synthetic identity...

Published: October 17, 2023 by Laura Burrows

Between social unrest across the globe, the lingering pandemic, and the digital transformation brought on by the health crisis, the fraud landscape has expanded...

Published: September 14, 2022 by Jesse Hoggard

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...

Published: January 18, 2021 by Chris Ryan

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...

Published: October 15, 2020 by Alison Hillendahl

The CU Times recently reported on a nationwide synthetic identity fraud ring impacting several major credit unions and banks. Investigators for the Federal and...

Published: October 7, 2020 by Alison Hillendahl

In 2015, U.S. card issuers raced to start issuing EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa) payment cards to take advantage of the new fraud prevention...

Published: August 19, 2020 by Stacey Wishowsky

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...

Published: December 5, 2019 by Alison Hillendahl

Last month, Kenneth Blanco, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, warned that cybercriminals are stealing data from fintech platforms to create synthetic identities...

Published: October 30, 2019 by Brittany Peterson

It’s Halloween time – time for trick or treating, costume parties and monsters lurking in the background. But this year, the monsters aren’t just...

Published: October 23, 2019 by Kathleen Peters

Experian is excited to have been chosen as one of the first data and analytics companies that will enable access to Social Security Administration...

Published: October 4, 2019 by Chris Ryan

Friend or foe? Sophisticated criminals put a great deal of effort into creating convincing, verifiable personas (AKA synthetic identities). Once the fictional customer has...

Published: July 15, 2019 by Guest Contributor

Synthetic identities come from accounts held not by actual individuals, but by fabricated identities created to perpetrate fraud. It often starts with stealing a...

Published: November 2, 2018 by Chris Ryan

Although it’s hard to imagine, some synthetic identities are being used for purposes other than fraud. Here are 3 types of common synthetic identities...

Published: June 18, 2018 by Guest Contributor

While it’s important to recognize synthetic identities when they knock on your door, it’s just as important to conduct regular portfolio checkups. Every circumstance...

Published: March 15, 2018 by Guest Contributor

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