Fake ID and ATO fraud rising say US firms

Real estate transactions involve significant amounts of money. It's not surprising that 1 percent of transactions handled by title companies—third parties acting on behalf of lenders and buyers—involve a fake ID, according to Intellicheck. Similar percentages are also seen in physical banks, with customers presenting fake or expired IDs.

This is the reason that account takeovers are becoming the fastest-growing identity theft, Intellicheck’s CEO Bryan Lewis at a webinar hosted by data analytics company Pymnts.

The New York-based identity …

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