Many factors shape an individual’s risk for falling prey to deception, including where and how they are targeted.
Articles on Fraud
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Better provider records, more NDIA staff and well-funded disability advocacy could stem fraud in our national disability scheme.
The singer’s home reflects the rags-to-riches trajectory that epitomizes the American Dream. Yet Presley and his estate were seen as not quite refined enough to reflect true upward mobility.
Food fraud costs billions globally. But blockchain and machine learning offer hope for a more transparent and safer food system.
Dating apps provide a valuable social service. The industry should be regulated to protect consumers, increase competition and address fraud.
Trump has apparently been unable to secure the appeal bond he needs to avoid paying the civil fraud judgment against him.
Deepfake scams are on the rise – but can their victims claim compensation? The legal landscape is still developing.
The cost overruns of the ArriveCan app are exceptional, but the scandal is not unique in history. There are solutions available to prevent the excessive use of public funds.
Australian fans who didn’t manage to snag Eras tickets are on the hunt – and scammers are capitalising on this. Here’s everything you need to know to protect yourself.
Recent studies have shown fraud is an even bigger problem than people realise.
Cyber-scams tend to ramp up at this time of year, with criminals and scammers eager to exploit people’s generosity and excitement.
A scholar of political deception says there is something especially deceitful about George Santos, and his success getting elected demonstrates mastery of something more than just pathological lying.
The downfall of the onetime multibillionaire holds lessons for investors and regulators alike.
Cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried may face a jail term of more than a century after conviction on seven counts of fraud and money laundering.
Billy McFarland went to prison for fraud offences connected to the first Fyre Festival in 2017.
Higher education institutions are not explicitly included within the UK’s anti-money laundering regulations.
Fraud was up 25% in the UK in 2021/22.
Numerous terrorist attacks in the UK and abroad have been financed by fraud and the government needs to close financial loopholes to prevent future tragedies.
Mafia groups don’t just cause harm through violence, they can erode the principles that make a democracy function.
‘Pig butchering’, fake apps and missing person scams and conning people out of huge amounts of money.
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Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Research Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University
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Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
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Associate professor, Département des sciences comptables, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Professor of Sociology (Criminology, Victimology and Security Studies), University of Ibadan
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Professor of Psychology, Scripps College
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Professor of Security and Fraud, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Computer Science, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse
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Lecturer, Chinese Studies, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate in Technology Facilitated Modern Slavery, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Professor in Accounting (forensic accounting), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of Computer Science, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)