bank fraud
Stealing through accounts
Bank fraud is the use of deception to obtain money, assets, or other property from a financial institution, or to obtain money from others by posing as a bank or banker.
It encompasses schemes like check fraud, identity theft, loan fraud, and account takeovers.
He was convicted of bank fraud after submitting falsified documents to secure a mortgage.
- wire transfersElectronic fund transmissions
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- white collar crimeNonviolent financial wrongdoing
embezzlement · forgery · Ponzi schemes · money laundering · skimming · savings banks · restitution · commercial banks · account takeover · credit unions · whistleblower protections · falsified · mortgage lenders · false statements · clearinghouses · internal audits · insider trading · federal
- criminal schemesconspiracy, collusion, racketeering, kickback scheme, assassination plot
- Financial ScandalsEnron, Bernie Madoff, Ponzi scheme, insider trading, Theranos
- fraud investigationforensic accounting, forensic audit, fraudulent schemes, embezzler, evidence collection
- bankingbanks, ATM, ATMs, account, accounts
- crimerobbery, accomplice, alibi, burglary, conspiracy
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
bank fraudfraud prevention
Stopping dishonest financial activity
bank security · financial protection · consumer protection · fraud detection · fiduciary responsibility