SOCIAL MEDIA IS DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD IN ANTI-FRAUD WORLD
September 1st, 2016
Social media has become an integral part of society, but it is a double-edged sword when it comes to fraud investigations. Many anti-fraud professionals use information found on social media sites to aid in investigations, but this information, readily available to the public, has also been helping fraudsters commit scams – and dupe more people with their deceptions. Both sides of the issue have been explored in depth within the United States, which as well as being the centre of the Internet, has probably the most developed cadres of anti-fraud ...
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