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Fraud in Focus: Exposing Organized Fraud Patterns in Government Programs

4 FINDINGSPublished May 15, 2025
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Key Findings

Fraudsters were about four times more likely to use stolen identities instead of synthetic identities.

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At least 1 in 4 fraud attempts targeted more than one government agency at once.

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International bad actors were responsible for up to 12% of all incoming applications for government services and/or loans in the study.

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Fraud costs the federal government upwards of $500 billion annually.

SocureFraud in Focus: Exposing Organized Fraud Patterns in Government Programs·May 15, 2025
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