Fraud Alert Center
Showing Entries with tag "Fraud Report"
Summary of Fraud Case:
A dangerous identity theft scheme led by three Long Island residents—Tiansi Gong, 26, of Manhattan; Kevin McCarthy, 31, of Selden; and Matthew Hibner, 36, of Huntington Station...
How the fraudster operated
In August 2023, Robert Wesley McCorkle, 55, entered a Porsche dealership in Salt Lake City. He impersonated a California attorney using a fake ID, forged the attorney’s sig...
In Fort Pierce, Florida, a routine vehicle sale quickly became a law enforcement operation uncovering a sophisticated identity theft ring. When Linus Cadillac of Vero Beach received suspicious paperwo...
Case Summary
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How the fraudster operated
Damion Payne (30) and Jonica Cateriano (55) allegedly used stolen personal data to request a replacement debit card tied to someone else's bank account. The...
Identity Fraud Up 75% Among UK Auto Dealers
A recent warning from Close Brothers Motor Finance, one of the UK’s leading auto lenders, reveals a startling 75% increase in identity fraud incidents repo...
The top minds in risk management across the auto finance industry are deeply concerned — and not without reason.
According to a recent Auto Finance News article, six chief risk officers (CROs) from m...
Auto Loan Fraud Jumps 71% — And It’s Only May
A Moneywise report citing FTC data reveals a shocking 71% increase in auto loan or lease fraud reports in just the first five months of 2025 — outpacing all previous years.
The victims? Everyday Amer...
How the Fraudster Operated
Synthetic identity fraud, a method where criminals fabricate new identities using real and fake personal data, is now the number one type of auto lending fraud, according to ...
