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Unseen Money 16—synthetic identity fraud

January 26, 2026 Comments are Disabled

In the latest episode of Unseen Money, Timur Yunusov helps Paul Amery unravel a strange real-life story involving the delivery by DPD of a non-existent eBay purchase, Paul’s phone number […]

US banks are exposed to a fake ID crimewave

January 21, 2026 Comments are Disabled

Criminals are weaponising artificial intelligence (AI) to create millions of fake bank accounts, used in money laundering, sanctions evasion and fraud. US financial institutions are most exposed to this fake […]

Unseen Money 13—Washing the proceeds in cyberspace

July 15, 2025 Comments are Disabled

Long gone are the days when the Escobar family had to spend $2,500 a month on rubber bands to hold the cash they earned trading cocaine. Now, the invention of […]

Unseen Money 12: Keeping hackers out of your DeFi wallet

July 15, 2025 Comments are Disabled

The decentralised finance (DeFi) market is booming—but the world’s best hackers are on a constant look-out for ways to steal your crypto tokens. North Korea, which recently committed the largest […]

Unseen Money 11—a bad bird on your wire

May 19, 2025 Comments are Disabled

Most scams where the victim is tricked into paying money to fraudsters originate on social media—often on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. But in the UK around one scam in five—and […]

Unseen Money 9: Should QR codes scare us?

April 1, 2025 Comments are Disabled

QR codes are ubiquitous. But does scanning one make us more vulnerable to a fraud than clicking on a link to a fake website? In the latest episode of Unseen […]

Unseen Money Episode 8: Blaming the victim of (card) fraud

March 23, 2025 Comments are Disabled

There’s a big security loophole affecting plastic payment cards—called a replay (or pre-play) attack. Banks have known about this loophole for more than a decade. But they may still blame […]

How the UK became fraudster heaven

March 8, 2025 Comments are Disabled

The UK prides itself in being open for firms to set up business. It takes only £12—and 15-20 minutes—to create a new company online. But the laxity of the country’s […]

Stealing your identity—bit by bit

February 25, 2025 Comments are Disabled

Having your identity stolen is a catastrophe. You can lose your reputation, your credit rating, your money, your home or even be accused of fraud yourself. To victims, ID theft […]

Why AI is a scammer’s dream: Unseen Money part 2

January 21, 2025 Comments are Disabled

Last week UK prime minister Keir Starmer said artificial intelligence (AI) could help fix potholes, teach our kids and slash the cost of public services. What he failed to mention […]

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Unseen Money 16—synthetic identity fraud

US banks are exposed to a fake ID crimewave

Unseen Money 13—Washing the proceeds in cyberspace

Unseen Money 12: Keeping hackers out of your DeFi wallet

Unseen Money 11—a bad bird on your wire

Unseen Money 9: Should QR codes scare us?

Unseen Money Episode 8: Blaming the victim of (card) fraud

How the UK became fraudster heaven

Stealing your identity—bit by bit

Why AI is a scammer’s dream: Unseen Money part 2

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