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