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Phone scams for Merchants: Call Center Fraud & Social Engineering

Phone scams for Merchants: Call Center Fraud & Social Engineering

FromThe Online Fraudcast with Brett Johnson & Karisse Hendrick


Phone scams for Merchants: Call Center Fraud & Social Engineering

FromThe Online Fraudcast with Brett Johnson & Karisse Hendrick

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

According to a recent study, experts are estimating that fraud targeting call centers and customer service departments of online companies will increase 250% by the end of 2018 (compared to 2017). And, based on the online companies Karisse and Brett have talked to, it's become a huge problem. Whether the fraudster is calling to re-route a package, place an expensive order or to pre-text, Karisse & Brett will discuss why these are becoming a bigger problem, examples of the tactics being used and ways to work with customer service to train them to identify fraud calls and prevent losses due to phone fraud. Especially with the holidays coming quickly, this is an important episode to listen to as this method will be used frequently by fraudsters for the Holidays 2018.To listen to the webinar the hosts mention they did with Sift Science and CardNotPresent.com, and hear more about this fraud trend and others impacting retailers this holiday season, go here:https://info.cardnotpresent.com/holiday-fraud-trends-targeting-retailers-webinar?utm_campaign=Webinar%20Rebroadcasts&utm_source=web&__hstc=244873690.753f11dbb2fd82bcb7ebeb3a7dfb2a58.1519760045432.1524771864226.1533093306402.8&__hssc=244873690.2.1542309146129&__hsfp=298233994Subscribe to Online FraudCast on your favorite podcast app to be alerted when new episodes are out. We love to hear from our listeners! Follow Online FraudCast on Facebook, follow the hosts individually on LinkedIn or e-mail us at info@onlinefraudcast.com to stay connected, ask questions or provide feedback!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Nov 15, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (66)

Brett Johnson and Karisse Hendrick are both anti-cybercrime experts. But, with very different experiences. Karisse has worked with hundreds of the World's largest e-commerce and mobile companies to help them prevent payment fraud and other threats to their bottom line and customers. Brett, started his journey as an online fraudster, creating the first darknet forum for buying & selling credit cards and was responsible for creating the criminal enterprise that commits identity theft, credit card fraud and many other online scams. But, after landing on the Secret Service's Most Wanted List and serving his time, he's been reformed and now dedicated his career to helping consumers and online companies prevent fraud from people he used to be.