Tag: gift card fraud
Young Men the Biggest Risk Group for Identity Fraud
While incidents of identity fraud and other incidents involving organized retail crime continue to thrive and increase every year, we must also keep in...
Sysrepublic Acquired by Appriss, Further Enhances Efforts to Fight Retail Fraud, Protect Profits, and...
Appriss Inc., a leading provider of data, risk assessment and analytic solutions for government, health care, and retail industries, has acquired Sysrepublic, a global...
Leveraging DVR Camera System Analytics Throughout the Organization
When Jen Richard was tasked with building a case for DVR camera system installations in Canadian retailer West 49 stores in 2010, she took...
Loss Prevention Strategies Built from a Different Mold
The Sport Chalet experience is focused on “premier sporting goods and expert advice.” There are some distinct anti-shrink and fraud-prevention features built into the...
What Is Big Data?
Big data is a very large amount of complex data that can be structured, semi-structured, and unstructured. This can be a collection of traditional...
Red, White, and Blue: A Manufacturing and Loss Prevention Department Revolution
This article from 2012 examines the development of American Apparel’s unique asset protection and loss prevention department.
No company quite like American Apparel exists in...
What is Your Retail Loss Prevention New Year’s Resolution?
New Year’s resolutions come and go every January. Some of the most popular resolutions include:
1. Lose weight
2. Get in shape
3. Quit smoking
4. Learn something...
Police Seize Nearly 500 iPhones in Gift Card Fraud Investigation
Officials with the Tigard Police Department in Tigard, Oregon, recently began a gift card fraud investigation into a possible organized retail theft incident that...
Loss Prevention at Automated Retail Giant Outerwall
You’ve likely rented a DVD from a Redbox or cashed in your penny jar at the Coinstar kiosk at your neighborhood grocery store. But...
Couple Charged with Identity Theft in $1.3 Million Retail Fraud Scheme
A former Manhattan hospital worker and his wife have been charged in an identity theft scheme after stealing the personal information of hospital patients...