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Fraudster Recruited Warehouse Worker to Facilitate Return Fraud

Exemplifying both the brazen and clever nature of return fraud schemes, a fraudster who identified themselves as “Ralph” found the contact…

May 15, 2023 · 2 min read Case Studies

About Social Engineering: A Case Study and How it Relates to Spear Phishing

What is social engineering? Social engineering is a fraud technique used to deceive individuals or businesses into unknowingly providing…

Nov 5, 2021 · 3 min read Case Studies

Amazon Increased Conversion Additional 36% After Fixing Early Issues on Prime Day

According to marketing analytics data from Jumpshot, when Amazon’s Prime Day kicked-off on Monday July 16 their daily sales conversion rate…

Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Case Studies

Couple Serving 5 Years for $1.2 Million in Friendly Fraud

An Indiana couple made over 2,700 purchases from Amazon over the period of a few years, creating new accounts and morphing their identities…

Nov 5, 2021 · 1 min read Case Studies

Government Agencies in Puerto Rico Fall Prey to Pair of Spear Phishing Attacks

After compromising the email account of a government official at one agency, targeted phishing attacks were sent from this trusted contact…

Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Case Studies

How WireCash Manages Fraud & Found Success Underwriting Digital Money Transfers to High Risk Markets

Sarasota, FL, May 22, 2018 / By: Justin McDonald, The Fraud Practice How well would your fraud management program perform if your…

Nov 5, 2021 · 6 min read Case Studies

PayPal Completes $120 Million Acquisition of Simility

PayPal completes their fifth acquisition in the past 12 months, this time purchasing machine learning fraud prevention provider Simility…

Nov 5, 2021 · 1 min read Case Studies

Using Compelling Evidence to Combat Chargebacks for Your Business

Guest Post & Case Study by: J. Carlson, Certified eCommerce Fraud Professional Chargeback disputes occur when a cardholder disputes a…

Nov 5, 2021 · 4 min read Case Studies

Loyalty Fraud: Over 3 Billion Accounts and $48 Billion at Stake

Whether making fraudulent purchases to accrue loyalty points and rewards, or taking over legitimate customer accounts to steal and spend…

Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Case Studies

Largest Credit Card Fraud Scheme Uncovered by U.S. Justice Department

A fourth defendant plead guilty in early August to his participation in an identity fraud scam where over 7,000 false identities were…

Nov 3, 2021 · 2 min read Case Studies

Organized cybercriminals use web services to create false scanned documents

Less than $10 can purchase a scan of a false passport, driver’s license, or credit card with online delivery within seconds. Cyber…

Nov 3, 2021 · 2 min read Case Studies

Responsive Design can Increase Conversion on Mobile Devices

Many retailers and websites have mobile-optimized sites, desktop sites and redirects to pages designed for a certain device or screen size.…

Nov 3, 2021 · 2 min read