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Scammers fake student identities to siphon aid payments
Payments Dive
Factual evidence
What the source reports
FinCEN issued a warning to payment processors and financial institutions regarding fraud schemes using fake student identities.
OneBench interpretation
Institutional assessment
So what
FinCEN alerts signal potential supervisory focus on identity verification and fraud controls for payment processors and banks.
Do what
Review identity verification and fraud monitoring controls with the team responsible for financial crime compliance.