A computer consultant sells his list of more than 700 synthetic identities to two Florida men to steal millions from COVID-19 relief programs. Synthetic identity fraud is the fastest growing financial crime in the U.S. and fraudsters are capitalizing on existing blind spots with traditional fraud risk models. Verify Identity is a new account opening tool built with ID Confidence, a Synthetics Indicator and Verify SSN to help stop bad actors from entering the system.
A dual citizen recruits a money mule to play with the hearts of many via online dating and swindle more than $5 million. At the point of application, Verify Identity coupled with Verify SSN equips a financial institution with confidence to say that a customer is who they say they are.