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Con Artist Reveals Details on Check Fraud & Lessons Learned for Upcoming Stimulus Checks

April 15, 2020

We’ve detailed various scenarios fraudsters contruct and provided the profiles of a fraudster, but what does check fraud look like from the vantage point of the fraudster?

Matthew Bevan “Matt” Cox is an American former mortgage broker and admitted mortgage fraudster. Cox is also an aspiring author who wrote an unpublished manuscript entitled The Associates, in which the main character — surprise! — traveled the country to perpetrate mortgage fraud.

Raising Awareness of Scams with…Bingo?

April 9, 2020

In these days of unprecedented events and protocols related to the coronavirus pandemic, it comes as no surprise that fraudsters of all stripes are taking advantage of any and all aspects of the situation.

Coronavirus Crisis: The Future of Cash, Checks, Credit Cards

April 8, 2020

The unprecedented worldwide coronavirus pandemic has created a new set of values for people around the world. Toilet paper is a precious commodity (in spite of a robust supply chain, it should be noted); it is possible to be productive working from home (a good internet connection is a lifeline to remote meetings), and; you…

Can Image Analysis Detect Treasury Check Fraud?

April 1, 2020

The check is in the mail Fraud awareness Treasury checks and image analysis The old adage “the check’s in the mail” is somewhat appropriate right now as the government ramps up the stimulus program with $1,200 coming to many Americans. In the OrboNation blog post yesterday, we provided a quick estimate of the number of…

Technologies & Market Forces Drive New Fraud Detection Approaches

March 26, 2020

OrboGraph’s dynamic webinar entitled Change is Inevitable – How Will You Respond? — co-hosted with NICE Actimize — provided fresh insight into the nature of fraud. The webinar provides information and scenarios to show how fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated in their methods of committing fraud and how incorporating new technologies like Artificial Intelligence and…

FTC Report Reveals the Fraud Battleground

March 24, 2020

During 2019, more than 1.9 million consumers cashed FTC checks received as a result of law enforcement cases. When consumers don’t cash their refund checks, the FTC uses that money to send additional mailings to ensure the maximum amount of money is returned to consumers. Any remaining refund money is sent to the U.S. Treasury.

HFMA RoundTable: Improving the Revenue Cycle Through Operational Transformation

March 23, 2020

HFMA has stepped forward in partnership with Change Healthcare with a look at the opinions and actions of some of the most forward-thinking voices in the field. This roundtable interview with leaders in revenue cycle and technology provides invaluable insight for revenue cycle servicers, who are now facing mounting challenges of increasing paper-volumes, and a need for modern, end-to-end revenue cycle processes.

JHA Delivers Accounts Receivable (A/R) Financing Innovation

March 19, 2020

An article at MarketWatch.com notes that “there are more than 30 million small businesses in the United States and the majority cite cash flow as the biggest challenge they face.” With the Coronavirus, this is probably an understatement. Market leader Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for…

U.S. Consumers’ Use of Personal Checks: Evidence from a Diary Survey

March 16, 2020

From the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta comes an informative overview of check usage entitled U.S. Consumers’ Use of Personal Checks: Evidence from a Diary Survey. The authors look at 1,600 individual transactions to gain an understanding of what check payments are currently used for—by dollar value, and by payee—and who uses checks (in terms of demographics and income).

Nice Actimize & OrboGraph Webinar

March 12, 2020

OrboGraph recently co-hosted with Nice Actimize a dynamic webinar entitled Change is Inevitable – How Will You Respond? Along with OrboGraph’s Joe Gregory, Allegra Angus and Nithin Mangalore of Nice Actimize discussed with attendees different aspects of check fraud trends, best practices for combating check fraud, including incorporating machine learning and image analysis.