Tagged "fraud"
14 articles on this topic.
Property Deposit Fraud and the Crypto Variant
The most reliably lucrative fraud in conveyancing, adapted to crypto settlement, and the confirmations that stop it.
industries · Oct 10, 2026 · 2 minCASE 013Crypto Orders and Fulfilment Fraud in Online Retail
Irreversible payment protects the money and not the goods. The order patterns worth flagging and the screening that still applies.
industries · Oct 2, 2026 · 2 minCASE 012Which Industries Get Targeted, and With What
Fraud patterns cluster by sector because the money moves differently in each. What to expect in yours.
industries · Sep 24, 2026 · 2 minCASE 011Crypto Card Fraud: What Happens After the Details Leak
Cards funded by a crypto balance have weaker recourse than bank cards. The common patterns and the configuration that limits damage.
cards · Sep 21, 2026 · 2 minCASE 010Fake OTC Desks: How the Large Trade Is Set Up
The approach, the credentials, the paperwork and the point at which the money moves. What verification takes an hour and saves everything.
otc · Aug 31, 2026 · 2 minCASE 009The Overpayment Refund Scam Against Merchants
A customer pays too much and asks for the difference back. Why the original payment is not what it appears, and the policy that prevents it.
acquiring · Jul 22, 2026 · 2 minCASE 008No Chargebacks Does Not Mean No Fraud
What irreversible payments actually protect a merchant from, which fraud they do not touch, and the screening that still applies.
acquiring · Jul 18, 2026 · 2 minCASE 007The Fake Payment Gateway: Defrauding the Merchant Instead of the Customer
A cloned gateway that takes customer payments and never settles. How merchants are recruited and what verification prevents it.
acquiring · Jul 13, 2026 · 2 minCASE 006Fake Custody: Platforms That Show a Balance and Hold Nothing
How to distinguish a custodian holding your assets from a website displaying a number, using checks that cost nothing.
custody · Jul 3, 2026 · 2 minCASE 005The Fake Invoice: How Companies Lose Crypto to a Changed Address
An attacker in a mailbox changes one line on an invoice. Why finance teams pay it, and the control that makes it fail.
corporate wallet · Jun 16, 2026 · 2 minCASE 004Fake Swap Services: The Quote That Is Never Honoured
How a fraudulent swap takes the deposit and stalls, the pattern of the follow-up demands, and the checks that take one minute.
swap · Jun 8, 2026 · 2 minCASE 003Third Party Payment Fraud: When Someone Offers to Cash Out for You
The informal exchange offer that converts a legitimate holder into a money laundering participant, and why the consequences fall on you.
offramp · May 31, 2026 · 2 minCASE 002The Recovery Scam: Fake Off-Ramps That Target People Already Defrauded
How operators find victims of earlier frauds and charge them again, why the pitch is convincing, and the one rule that defeats it.
offramp · May 20, 2026 · 2 minCASE 001Fake On-Ramp Sites: How the Cloned Checkout Works
A cloned exchange front end takes the payment and never delivers. How the clones are distributed, what they get right, and the checks that catch them.
onramp · May 3, 2026 · 2 min