r/FraudPrevention

Can anyone tell me who tf this is? I got an alert for a new order that came across sketchy and cannot figure it out.

I'm doing research on how trust and safety and platform integrity teams at tech companies think about fraud and abuse, specifically the messy stuff that happens after someone's already been let in.

If you work on this or know someone who does, or can point me in the right direction, I'd love to connect. Compensated interview, 30 min, totally low key.

Hello everyone I recently fell for a check scheme the check was walked into a citi branch and deposited, money went through but I did not spend a dime. A transfer was almost made, I reported it just in time… but now my account is locked and the funds are still inside! What do i do to get them back to owner

Hi all,

I think my debit card number is compromised, but I'm not 100% sure (i dont want an ethical discussion here, there have been no fraudulent transactions and the situation was a bit grey so im not sure). The problem is I am currently overseas and moving between locations quite quickly (a few days at each spot).

I have locked the debit card, and I got a pre approved credit card from my bank to do tap to pay while out and about. Would I be safe to just leave my card locked until I am using it for an ATM withdrawal or for a hotel/hostel to charge me and then get it replaced in a couple weeks when I am back in the US? The ideal situation is for the bank to get me a replacement card, but they give a several day window for that and I am not sure where ill be at when it would actually arrive and these hotels/hostels will not hold mail if I am not actively a guest when it comes in.

Managing multiple online identities for work taught me one thing fast: your IP, your phone number, and your SIM are three separate attack surfaces and most people only think about one of them.

Here's what worked for me:

1. Mobile proxies over residential and datacenter every time. Residential success rates dropped hard, the big pools are burned and platforms have the ASN ranges flagged. Mobile carrier IPs are the hardest to separate from normal traffic because that's what they are. VPNs are fine for privacy but poor for platform trust, most ranges are already blocked.
2. Stop using your real number for verification. Every time you hand over your real number for a 2FA or account verification, you're creating a permanent link between that account and your identity. Non-VoIP carrier numbers fix this cleanly, virtual/VoIP numbers get rejected on anything serious.
3. eSIM for secondary connectivity and travel. Physical SIMs are tied to your identity at the carrier level (most countries require ID for activation now). eSIMs from a privacy-focused provider give you a clear layer of separation, especially useful when moving between countries.
4. Keep everything under one platform. Switching between three different providers for proxies, SMS and eSIM is where most people leak. Inconsistent setups, overlapping accounts, payment trails. I moved everything to Voidmob and the operational overhead dropped significantly.
5. Pay with crypto where possible. A privacy stack paid for with a card tied to your name is not a privacy stack.

The biggest mistake people make is treating these as separate problems. They're not, they're one problem with three surfaces.

This is a long story so I'm gonna try and bullet point form it. I am just looking for thoughts and maybe something I haven't thought of yet to make this nightmare stop.

\* I live in Canada but after a recent trip to Cali at the end of March, I noticed some fraudulent charges to Airbnb. I contacted Airbnb and my bank.

Shortly after, and for the last month, this is what has been going on and I don't know how to make it stop....

\* All 3 of my credit cards (at different banks) have been compromised with money being transferred out and numerous charges to Amazon

\* My bank account was comprised and money etransferred out.

\* They keep hacking into my email and filtering out notification emails (I.e "your purchase at amazon" or "your money transfer has been successful "). I thought this was from my laptop so I wiped my laptop and cellphone. Factory reset. But I just noticed that my email password was changed 2 days ago from my desktop at home. ... I don't know how they are in my at home desktop aside from some kind of virus that allows remote access.

\* I have contacted all my banks, multiple times. Changed my passwords. Gotten new cards. 2 step authenticated everything (even amazon). Filed a police report. Created a new email. Put in fraud alerts.

\* Amazon and the banks both said they have investigated.

\* I don't know what else I can do to make this stop. It's scary and freaking me out.

Thoughts or advice on something I may be missing?

Hello,

My information has been compromised as confirmed by multiple attempted bank accounts being opened, an unemployment claim and who knows what else. Luckily nothing has had an immediate impact (was able to report the unemployment), most of the bank accounts are just emails saying they cannot open an account. My credit has been frozen for years at this point. Today I got emails that I had an account opened at SoFi, I was able to call and report it but I’m not sure how good they are (other banks closed them right away, they put a ticket in and said they’d investigate). My question is should I report the banks anywhere for opening these accounts despite frozen credit. I am 100% sure and have confirmed all bureaus are frozen, and having worked in banking in the past I know we always had to pull credit to open an account per the patriot act. Of course it’s not their fault if they got legitimately duped, but I’m struggling to see how they actually opened the account if all measures were followed.

To be clear I’m not looking for legal action or anything, just kind of ridiculous to me

Hello everyone

So lately there’s been a scam with sports betting websites. They log into your account, deposit money from your bank late at night and place a bet.

I guess they place the bet to prevent the fraud detection system because they probably cant deposit and withdraw?

My question is how did they manage to add funds because if you want to add funds you’ll have to use your bank app or scan a QR code. You can’t just enter any amount and deposit money without any verification. They didn’t have any access to his bank details he claims and I believe that otherwise they would just transfer money to another bank account they made with bypassing KYC?

Got an unauthorized Amazon order to a new account under my name. Someone made an Amazon account about 5 days ago with my full name and my debit card number and they placed an order to my address and it was about $300? Is this common or not?

Hello! I have seen many scammer posts/reports from fellow users and have wondered how to best safeguard against such scammers? For example, I have been seeing a lot from a particular state with multiple addresses. How does one find out which state they are from without offending them? Mostly, one comes to know their address only after the transaction and by then, it’s too late! Any ideas Or suggestions?

I had an $800 fraudulent charge on my account back in December. Contested it through my bank that had supposedly stopped payment on the merchant yet had another $800 charge made the next day. The first charge was deemed fraudulent and credited back to my account. Yet the second one was drawn out and ultimately deemed valid.

No one had access to my devices or information. I had never heard of Gametime until then. In addition to that someone took out a $1700 same day loan in my name. The loan fraud was resolved with one phone call. I am still trying to get my $800 back over a couple Backstreet Boys tickets.

I've been to my bank 3 times and ultimately closed my account over it. They said deal with the merchant directly. I did with no luck. They said contact the bank. PayPal was the intermediary. I've yet to have any success speaking with them.

There are a lot of factors that don't add up and at this point all I can think of is I was hacked digitally but I'm having a difficult time holding anyone accountable. What do I do at this point?

Contacted customer support and they claim its for cleanings that occurred in 2020 and 2021. They never contacted me to give me a heads up and explain that there might have been a billing error they were going to remedy. Instead they just used the card on file and charged it. That's super sketchy. Don't use these guys.

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