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Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Rental Equipment Safe from Theft and Fraud

No one wants to face a significant loss, especially in the equipment rental industry where the...
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Do you need fraud prevention at your equipment rental business?

You might be asking yourself; do I really need to pay for another service? Sometimes it seems like...
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3 Best Fraud Prevention Practices for Dealerships

The reality is identity fraud has and will continue to rise. Over recent years, we have seen...
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The Shocking Truth About Unsecure Contractor Hiring Sites

In today's digital age, hiring a contractor for home improvement projects has become easier than...
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Who wins? Data Verification vs ID Authentication

Recent trends in fraud have created the imperative to authenticate the identity of your customers...
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Unmasking the Danger: How Synthetic IDs Pose a Threat to Gun Shops

Fraudsters are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their methods, making it ever more essential...
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The Alarming Rise of Car Theft Due to Fraud

Car theft has been a persistent issue for decades, causing significant financial losses and...
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Preventing Seller Fraud in Real Estate Transactions

In the fast-paced world of real estate, it's essential to stay one step ahead of fraudsters.Real...
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PALIDIN: DMV Check Add-on

PALIDINDMV, a Driver’s License (DL) data verification check spanning 40 states, is now available as...
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Fake IDs run rampant in the USA

IDscan.net recently released a report, Fake ID Report 2023, which reveals crucial insights into the...
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Identity Authentication Guide for Notary Publics

What is a Notary Public?
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How Fraudsters steal IDs, credit cards, and your profits.

Fraudsters continue to use various nefarious methods to defraud liquor businesses and consumers...
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Avoid the Negative Surprise! of Surprise Compliance Checks

Keep your liquor store on the right side of law enforcement.
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Tricked into selling to minors? Protect your business from Fake IDs

Underage drinking. We all know it’s a problem, but how prevalent is it really? According to the USA
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Who’s Renting Your Vehicle? – The Importance of “KYC”

A customer walks up to your front desk. They flash an ID and hand over a credit card displaying the...
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Cell Phone Fraud Double Whammy

Could you function without your smartphone?
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Differentiating Your Business as a SECURE Auto Rental Company

To stay competitive in the Auto Rental Industry it is essential that the renting process is fast,...
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Authentication then Evaporation

Authenticate then Evaporate!
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ID Fraudsters are getting Better and Faster.  Are you keeping up?

A new March 29, 2022 report by Javelin Research revealed that identity fraudsters continue to steal...
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The Dangers of “Buy Online, Pickup in Store”

“Buy online, pickup in store” (BOPIS) has become ubiquitous. According to an article by Digital...
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Synthetic Identity Fraud

What is Synthetic Identity Fraud?
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4 Ways to Mitigate Fraud While Maintaining Customer Satisfaction

One of the most vital questions that confront managers of public-facing operations today concerns...
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The Best Way for Your Business to Avoid Credit Card Fraud?

Just how prevalent is Credit Card Fraud today? The Federal Trade Commission’s Annual Data Book of...
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How PALIDIN Helps Shipping Companies Prevent ID Fraud

Here’s a real-life scenario that one of our customers described to us - The shipping yards operated...
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Why PALIDIN Requires a SELFIE for Remote Transactions

When you think about the selfie, your first thought likely is not about how useful it can be in the...
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Identity Authentication after Winnings

What to do when they win! ID authentication should be a fundamental step anytime a “qualifying...
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Who Is that Picking up YOUR Shipment?

Incidences of Identity-Theft Related Cargo Theft are on the rise
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Selling high value products online? ID Authentication can protect your business

As our world continues to shift further into the realm of the internet, so do our buying habits. A...
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Why “Know Your Casino Customer” just makes sense

Online gaming had been growing steadily over the past 10-15 years, but the COVID-19 pandemic threw...
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How PALIDIN Helps Luxury Retailers Prevent Identity Theft Related Losses

The customer standing in front of you seems like a safe bet; they have an ID document with a photo...
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Authenticate the Person, not just the Data

In the restaurant biz, CCPs or "Critical Control Points" are key individual steps in the food...
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Identity Authentication for Banking Operations

Incumbent banking institutions have emerged out of the pandemic to a landscape scattered with...
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4 Ways Identity Authentication Helps Financial Institutions Comply with the Bank Secrecy Act

As of this writing in June 2021, fraud and cyber crimes are running rampant and unabated throughout...
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The Pandemic Forced a Reckoning for Identity Authentication

Trust what we cannot see? The best security might be completely invisible and hands-off to us, with...
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Why UV Counterfeit Detection Continues to Be an Effective Solution

Countries around the world are designing ever-more intricate (and beautiful!) UV security features...
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The Importance of Family Identity Theft Protection

At this point, the concept of identity theft has thoroughly pervaded our popular lexicon and...
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When do we return to the bad-old-days of normal fraud?

As of this writing in early March 2021, COVID19 vaccine deployments have given society a proverbial...
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How Selfies Fight Fraud

Ah, the Selfie. Equal parts necessary vacation documenter to cringe worthy "maybe that wasn't such...
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Fraud during the time of Pandemic

Cashiers and Tellers Report Unable to “Feel” whether Money is Real or Not During our twenty years...
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The Most Up-to-Date REAL ID Information

Information up-to-date as of April 24, 2019.
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Analog Identity Theft is a Bigger Problem than Digital Identity Theft

When it comes to assessing your risk of identity theft and fraud, being digitally compromised in a...
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IMPORTANT NEWS:  MasterCard UV Security Features

Several weeks ago, we began getting calls from a few clients asking us whether specific versions of...
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Why It’s Always Important To CYA

You know it’s important to protect your business against fraud, but how do you protect your...
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California & Real ID Compliance

The California DMV released its Real ID-compliant driver license and identification (ID) card on...
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Why All Businesses Should Take Heed of the 7-Eleven ICE Raid

If you are in noncompliance with Form I-9 requirements, your business could pay a rather hefty...
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What to Expect from Real ID

Many states are changing driver's license and identification card designs in next two years - which...
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I know your mother told you never to lie...... but......

I found the below article so compelling, and so important as it relates to the current environment...
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The Equifax Data Breach and your Loss Prevention Operation

How the release of personally identifying information (PII) of nearly half the US population should...
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Why Hacks like the Equifax Hack Mean Identity Authentication is More Important Than Ever

• TABLE OF CONTENTS •Equifax Hack: The FactsHow Criminals Can Use This Stolen DataIdentity...
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CNP to Hit $70 Billion in the Next 5 Years

Retailers are on course to lose more than $70 billion globally to remote “card-not present” (CNP)...
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Compliance & Fraud Prevention in Remote Onboarding for Banks

• TABLE OF CONTENTS •Remote BankingMobile Client Onboarding is the Next FrontierMobile Identity...
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A Cool New Tool That Lets Consumers Protect Their Identity From Theft

Identity Theft continues to rank as the fastest growing form of fraudulent crime A recent report by...
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A Modern Solution for Fraud Prevention in Mobile and Online Environments

Mobile Identity Authentication Many potential business-cases point to the desire to have an...
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How to Detect Fake IDs in 2016

Identity fraud is rampant. Just perform a Google search on the term and the evidence to support...
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The MobilVerify App Protects Sales People from Harm & Auto Dealers from Fraud

Earlier this year, a car salesman in Houston was kidnapped while taking a prospective client on a...
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Why AAMVA Verification is not a foolproof ID Authentication method

A criminal that has your information can take over your life in a variety of different ways: he...
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Will Smartphones Be The Next Frontier for ID Authentication?

In our tech-based society, smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices are central to our daily...
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Increase Transaction Security Through Identity Verification

Accurate identification papers are essential to safeguarding financial and legal transactions as...
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Would your employee catch this fake ID?

Recently, in Brooklyn, a man successfully made a $1,500 purchase using fake identification at a...
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The underground market for IDentity Data (Part I)

Deep in the underbelly of the "Dark Web's" digital black market, identity fraud and counterfeiting...
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Identity Theft and Loss Prevention

When an identity is stolen, the damage can extend far beyond the credit report of the victim. When...
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Why and How Should I Verify Identity Documents?

Loss prevention is a many-faceted practice these days. Gone are the times when cameras on the...
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Identification Verification; A Simple Tactic to Prevent Fraud Losses

At some point, every business should ask itself, “What is the easiest way to prevent fraud from...
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Identity Authentication Program Increases Profitability

Does your business handle in-store credit applications? Are you verifying the identifications of...
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New Changes to Credit Cards to Prevent Credit Card Fraud

The New Year is bringing a change to the credit card industry. In the United States, credit card...
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Sept, 17 2014 - FraudFighter Joins Battle Against Sex Trafficking

The usage of fake IDs in an in environment like a Gentlemen’s Club typically is for underage...
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March 6, 2014 - Identity Theft, Organized Crime, and the Deep Web

Warning:The following information is scary. Stop reading now unless you have a robust identity...
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Mar. 1, 2014 - What’s a Fake Identity Worth?

We have written much on the subject of the Modern Face of Identity Theft, and howtechnological...
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Jan. 22, 2014 - Modern Identity Theft & the Technology to Stop It

Identity authentication is rapidly becoming an issue of great concern to the banking and other...
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Dec. 10, 2013 - Stolen Identity Tax Return Fraud

Sharp Spike in Fraudulent Tax Returns Reported by IRS
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Oct 22, 2013 - Nuclear Power Plants & ID Authentication

Our nuclear plants have become like mini-fortresses following 9/11. Concerns over attacks on land...
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Oct 5, 2013 - The Bank of the Future — BSA and AML Compliance

This article was originally published on CBinsight.com The Best Way to really "Know Your...
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Aug 14, 2013 - Identity Theft: The Fastest Growing Crime in America

According to FBI statistics Identity Theft is the nation's fastest growing crime. Identity theft...
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June 25, 2013 - Biometrics: What are you all afraid of?

In early June this year, we conducted a survey of banking and financial professionals, asking...
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Jun 11, 2013 - Most Bankers Believe in Biometric Authentication

In a survey of financial professionals conducted last month, FraudFighter discovered that a vast...
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May 21, 2013 - Using FraudFighters to verify ID documents

Faced with the extraordinary challenge of trying to bring a financial services operation into...
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Compliance with AML Regulations via ID Authentication

There are a number of ways to achieve compliance with anti money laundering regulations by...
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BSA/CIP Client Identification and Verification Requirements

The Bank Secrecy Act or BSA requires a written Customer Identification Program (CIP) for client...
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Organized Retail Crime Prevention - Know Your Employees

At the heart of many acts of fraud lies the intentional misrepresentation of identity. When ORC...
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Organized Retail Theft - a $30 Billion-per-year Problem

Most loss prevention and asset management personnel make the mistake of thinking that shrinkage...
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Why eVerify Cannot Prevent Identity Theft

In a recent speech to the GOP faithful, Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney held up Arizona’s...
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How ID Authentication can help the war against terrorism

The world has changed much since September 11, 2001. Awareness of how fragile our way of life can...
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Fake Driver Licenses Create Problems for Access Security

In the past, fake ID’s have largely been associated with underage drinkers trying to get their...
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Identity Theft Prevention: The Red Flags Rule

I n the ongoing war against identity theft, individual battles are constantly being waged and...
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The Threat of Chinese Fake IDs

“Extremely troubling,” is how one Arizona public safety officer described the small items in front...
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ID Verification: Red Flags and Customer ID Programs

If you have followed the news at all lately, you have likely heard that financial institutions of...
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ID Verification a Key Step in Anti Money Laundering

It is perhaps a sign of the times when the annual convention of anti-money laundering...
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New Account BSA Identity Theft Prevention Compliance

Scenario:A financial institution is opening a new branch, and is starting a major local PR blitz...
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"Know" Your Customer to Prevent Money Laundering

One of the biggest concerns of any financial institution – that is, any institution that routes...
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ID Verification, Money Laundering and Regulatory Compliance

The last decade brought about a tumultuous change in financial institution regulations. Many...
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A New Chinese Counterfeit Problem: Fake Driver Licenses

As if it weren’t already difficult enough to verify identity documents, now comes a new wrinkle in...
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New Ultra-Violet Feature Driver License for ID Verification

Earlier this month, FraudFighter began providing advanced sample copies of our new Driver License...
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Why Identity Fraud Persists Despite Regulation

If you read Part I of our blog series on identity fraud you almost surely remember the sum totals...
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Turning the Tide on Identity Fraud, Part I: The Costs

Two very important studies delving into fraud reports from 2010 were issued recently. The first, a...
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Breakthrough Practices in Identity Authentication

Rounding out our October spotlight on identity fraud and identity authentication, we have recently...
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Stopping Fraud and Securing Identities: It's Not Just a Good Idea. It's the Law.

In continuing our September Mortgage Fraud spotlight, this week we are talking about the...
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Mortgage Fraud's Latest Trends

For anyone concerned about how mortgage fraud can affect them specifically, the LexisNexis...
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Identity Theft: ID Authentication vs Data Verification

Earlier this week we discussed how financial institutions place improper focus on online identity ...
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Identity Theft Enabled through Social Media Sites

International Law Enforcement Takes-Down a “Top 10” Site
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4 Steps Businesses Can Take to Reduce Credit Card Fraud

As credit cards continue to supplant cash and checks as the preferred method of payment, credit...
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3 Step Strategy to Manage Return Receipt Fraud: Deter, Detect, Convict

In another great article on the National Retail Federation blogsite, Ellen Davis discusses return...
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Part IV - Red Flag Rules Program Elements

Part 4 of a four-part Process for Setting-up a Red Flag Rules Compliance Policy UPDATING THE...
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Counterfeit Fraud in the Casino: An Overview

Casino environments are beset by opportunities to experience losses from counterfeit fraud....
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Stop Burying your Head in the Sand and Start Fighting ID Fraud with Automatic Verification!

Every day in the business world, organizations strive to be the best. They work to identify the...