Research, Survey and Statistics

Forter, the leader in e-commerce fraud prevention, has announced the release of the seventh edition of its Fraud Attack Index. The report tracks shifting behaviours in online businesses across a variety of industries.

https://thefintechtimes.com/loyalty-program-fraud/

In just half a year, fraud attacks against business-to-consumer (B2C) organisations have increased 63 per cent, according to a new global report by RSA.

Fraudsters are targeting multichannel services and taking over shoppers’ retail accounts following the industry’s success in preventing payment fraud.

John Carlisle is a consultant anaesthetist at Torbay Hospital on England’s south coast. Unless you’ve been one of his patients, you’ve probably never heard of him. But he’s a researcher too, and he’s developed statistical methods to help spot signs of fraud in medical research.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/one-nhs-anaesthetist-fighting-international-095929362.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL3NSWWtyZ3QxNkE_YW1wPTE&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFUCyFU2n9-Bkc550bpeyi6wxUlb-tv_i6_fJfkDzPHsbPjpRhIhIm17o9JYEXACJRsdWT4pL1pG1-Ngdb0idsvjoVWkw8v8OzN9A5JxlGQIIQfclohUV4ur1u2DWc3YMKrZY9bl2HVAzIqWS173Y_9UIEP1qhWOY4e8T8Ca3S8Q

Despite the enormous personal and financial costs of fraud victimization, few studies have explored the process of fraud victimization and the factors associated with losing money

The insurance industry is open to abuse by criminals, including money launderers and terrorist financiers. Fraud and financial crime in the insurance space has risen sharply in recent years. According to PwC’s 2018 Global Economic Crime Survey, 62 percent of respondents from the global insurance community said their firms had been exposed to fraud or financial crime within the previous 24 months, compared to 37 percent in 2016 and 35 percent in 2014.

https://www.financierworldwide.com/financial-crime-and-the-insurance-industry#.XYhhoG5FyUl

Reports of elderly people falling victim to scams have become all too common. But there has been a sharp rise in the number of young people being duped.

https://www.yourmoney.com/saving-banking/rise-in-number-of-millennial-fraud-victims-tips-to-stay-safe/

Figures collected by trade association UK Finance show that financial fraud rose by 16% between 2017 and 2018 – what can you do to stay safe?

Reports of elderly people falling victim to scams have become all too common. But there has been a sharp rise in the number of young people being duped.

https://www.yourmoney.com/saving-banking/rise-in-number-of-millennial-fraud-victims-tips-to-stay-safe/

“Our data highlights that fraud is just as prevalent as ever and is a growing problem, particularly in the casualty claims space. Prevention and detection remain our priority to ensure that genuine policyholders are protected.”

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/allianz-insurance-fraud-just-as-prevalent-as-ever-176757.aspx#.XW4yqrYuvQo.twitter