In the lead up to Valentine’s Day, dating apps get busier – and so do scammers.
Articles on Fraud
Displaying 21 - 40 of 246 articles
People are using generative AI to flood courts with filings, legislatures with constituent letters and publications with submissions. AI detectors are no silver bullet.
While wealth and power can go a long way in fighting a criminal conviction, sometimes these factors fall short.
Making a three-step plan with your family – including creating a secret password or phrase – can help keep you safe these holidays and throughout the year.
Technology bubbles have often concealed major frauds. From the railway boom to the Madoff affair, are there warning signs at the heart of the current AI frenzy?
Fraud now accounts for most UK crime, yet government efforts remain fragmented and weak after decades of neglect.
These findings support a paradox: When a business handles a problem well, its customers can become more loyal than if no problem had occurred.
DNA testing could help prevent consumers being misled.
Technology has supercharged fraud. The ruses are ancient, but the tools scammers use are cutting edge.
In 2024, seven times more Americans were struck by lightning than were convicted of federal mortgage fraud.
The focus should move from telling consumers how to avoid scams to hurting the criminals themselves.
Charities have no right to keep stolen money they receive as donations, even if they didn’t know it was stolen.
Bots increasingly take part in scientific studies.
An ex-financial adviser shares her tips on spotting dodgy advice, as thousands of people wait to see if they’ll lose more than $1 billion in super.
Behind the illusion of prestige and luxury is cheap, poorly manufactured clothing from Chinese factories.
Older adults are generally good at judging their capacity for handling their finances, but
cognitive impairment degrades that skill. Proactive planning can help protect them from fraud.
In the sports industry, non-fungible tokens offer fans, clubs, and athletes unprecedented opportunities for interaction and monetization.
Fraudulent crowdfunding can cause distractions and further distress for victims of a tragedy.
A second author has come forward to accuse Brooke Bellamy of reproducing one of her recipes. Cookbooks are big business – and no stranger to scandals.
Developments in AI have made fraud and counterfeiting easier, raising the need for tougher fraud detection systems.
Top contributors
-
Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology
-
Professor, Research Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University
-
Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
-
Associate professor, Département des sciences comptables, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
-
Professor of Sociology (Criminology, Victimology and Security Studies), University of Ibadan
-
Professor of Psychology, Scripps College
-
Professor of Security and Fraud, University of Portsmouth
-
Professor of Computer Science, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse
-
Lecturer, Chinese Studies, The University of Melbourne
-
PhD Candidate in Technology Facilitated Modern Slavery, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
-
Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
-
Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
-
Professor in Accounting (forensic accounting), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
-
Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Aberystwyth University
-
Professor of Computer Science, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)