Nigeria, Tanzania Record Higher Fraud Rates As Synthetic Crime Skyrockets Across Africa

Despite an overall decline in identity fraud across Africa, Nigeria and Tanzania have recorded year-on-year increases in fraud rates, driven largely by the rapid rise of synthetic identity fraud powered by artificial intelligence and digital forgery tools, a new report has disclosed. According to Sumsub’s Q1 2025 Identity Fraud Report, Africa’s general fraud rate dipped [...]

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