Financial Frauds Module 4 Kacper Guzewicz 121606

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Across
  1. 1. The often-faked injury at the center of "crash-for-cash" insurance scams.
  2. 4. The act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid.
  3. 8. Made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive.
  4. 10. Abbreviation of Personal Identification Number
  5. 12. The act of sending email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization.
  6. 13. The state of having been deprived of money or possessions through a calculated scheme or a breach of confidence.
  7. 14. Masking a digital identity to appear as a trusted source.
  8. 15. Fraud technique where microscopic amounts of money are diverted from many accounts into one.
  9. 16. The profound psychological and emotional distress suffered by victims of financial exploitation, often complicating their recovery process.
Down
  1. 2. The act of assuming the identity of another individual or entity to facilitate unauthorized financial transactions or data breaches.
  2. 3. The crime of impersonating someone else’s signature to validate a document.
  3. 5. Fraudsters who sell "invisible" or fake insurance policies to unsuspecting drivers. [2 words]
  4. 6. An acronym describing the four primary motivators for financial betrayal.
  5. 7. An insurance fraud practice where a low-risk individual is falsely listed as the primary policyholder to reduce premiums for a high-risk user.
  6. 9. The fraudulent misappropriation of funds or property by a person to whom those assets have been entrusted.
  7. 11. A class of non-violent crime characterized by deceit and committed by business or government professionals. [2 words]
  8. 14. An individual used as a nominee, agent, or intermediary to purchase something on behalf of another person, hiding the true purchaser's identity. [2 words]