Month: December 2018

Payments fraud: A common threat to U.S. businesses

Being the victim of fraud can put a lot of things at risk for a company. One type of fraud that is becoming a bigger and bigger problem lately in the business world is payments fraud. This is underscored by the results of a survey by The Association for Financial...

What is synthetic identity theft?

Synthetic identity theft involves the creation of an entirely new identity. An individual begins the synthetic identity theft process by taking a real Social Security number from someone who isn't using it. The "synthetic identity thief" then adds a fictitious birth...

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