Scamnetic

If you asked most people where a bank's fraud budget goes, they'd guess software. Machine learning models, monitoring platforms, detection engines humming in the background. That guess would be wrong, and not by a small margin. Industry estimates put aver

By Mark Pribish Founder at IDentity Theft Brokers, LLC In this June 22, 2026 article titled Understanding the Crackdown on FAFSA Fraud, ghost students have been stealing financial aid for at least a decade. Now the Department of Education and Congress are

The conversation usually starts innocently. You ask whether an item is still available. The seller responds quickly, answers a few questions, and seems friendly enough. Then comes a simple suggestion: "It's easier if we text" or "I can give you a better p

Getting a job should improve your financial situation-not make it worse before you've even signed an offer letter. Most people understand they shouldn't have to pay someone simply for the opportunity to work. Yet employment scams continue to succeed becau

By Mark Pribish Founder at IDentity Theft Brokers, LLC. In the last five months, the three leading identity theft, data breach, and cybercrime research reports (ITRC, IBM, and FBI) have indicated that cybercrime is growing in both frequency and sophistica