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Synthetic Identities

“Synthetic Identities” is the collection of fabricated identities, often combining fake and real personally identifiable information (PII). Threat actors may pair a real SSN with fake address and date of birth to create a new identity. Cyber criminals use these synthetic IDs in various scams and fraud schemes of varying degrees of complexity. Glean valuable insight from Synthetic IDs to better protect your organization and reduce risk by verifying applicants against NPCyberLens Synthetic ID database. 

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The value of monitoring Synthetic Identities for the company

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Better Banking

Prevent the creation of fraudulent checking and savings accounts.

Less Loan Fraud

Prevent the creation of fraudulent loan applications, and credit applications.

Reduce Benefits Fraud

Reduce the number of fraudulent government benefit applications and reduce preventable waste of limited government resources.

Improve Compliance

Better adherence to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations.

Optimized FinTech

Remain vigilant and proactive in protecting customers and systems from bad actors.

The numbers speak for themselves

$280B
Estimated was stolen from COVID-19 relief programs
85%
Of all identity fraud cases related to Synthetic IDs
$15K
Average charge-off per instance