A scam in which a criminal pretends to be a trusted person or organization—such as a bank, government agency, employer, supplier, or relative—to induce a victim to disclose information, grant access, or send money.
Category: fraud prevention. Part of the Identity Technologist Glossary — more than 200 practitioner-grade definitions covering identity verification, KYC/AML, biometrics, fraud prevention, and compliance. See all terms at https://identitytechnologist.com/glossary.