Fraud is the use of one’s job by a person(s) for individual enrichment through the deliberate misuse/misapplication of an individual’s/business’s resources or assets.
The Most Common Types of Consumer Fraud are:
Identity Theft
Mortgage Fraud
Credit and Debit Card Fraud
Deceptive Interest Rate Reduction Robocalls
Fake Charities
Prize and Lottery Fraud
Debt Collection Fraud
COVID-19 Scams
Primary Categories of Occupational Fraud:
Asset Misappropriation
Financial Statement Fraud
Corruption
Identifying a cyber fraud attack is much harder than avoiding one. Those same advancements in computers, the internet, and technology which have fueled the digital economy for the past 25+ years have also created an explosion of growth in frauds and scams.