Without knowing the term for it, I'd weighed engaging in first-party fraud, colloquially known as "friendly fraud," an increasingly common phenomenon where customers, accidentally or intentionally ...

Younger Americans earning more than $100,000 a year have sticky fingers and have no problem finding reasons to cheat a little ...

It found 13% of U.S. consumers committed first-party fraud during the 2024 holiday-shopping season. Often called friendly fraud, first-party fraud occurs when a consumer exploits return and refund ...

A digital identity verification company claims one in eight Americans committed first-party fraud over the 2024 holiday ...

Morin said Narvar’s research has found rising rates of what it terms “friendly fraud” — behaviors like bracketing or wardrobing, where someone buys and wears an item with the intention of ...

Common examples of internal fraud include: Sometimes called "friendly fraud" this involves a customer disputing legitimate charges or exploiting return policies to gain refunds. Typical examples ...