Serasa Experian reveals Sul prevented over 160,000 fraud attempts in November.

In November 2024, the Sul region prevented a total of 168,485 fraud attempts, thanks to Serasa Experian's anti-fraud technologies, the leading and largest datatech company in Brazil. Among the federative units (UFs), Paraná was the state most targeted by fraudsters (67,052 attempts), while Santa Catarina registered the fewest (42,475).

National Vision: 14.2% annual variation in fraud avoided in Brazil

Considering the national vision Fraud Attempt Indicator According to Serasa Experian, November 2024 marked the fifth consecutive month in 2024 that Brazil surpassed 1 million avoided fraud cases, totaling 1,020,304 incidents—an average of one occurrence every 2.5 seconds and a 14.21% increase compared to the same period in 2023.

"Digital fraud represents a growing risk to consumers and businesses, and our goal is to strengthen security at every stage of the journey," highlights Caio Rocha, Director of Authentication and Fraud Prevention at Serasa Experian. "The technologies we use to identify fraudulent patterns and prevent scams have been essential for companies to identify attempts before they cause damage," he concludes.

More than half of fraud attempts are detected due to inconsistencies in registration information.

In the modality view of attempts, more than half (56%) of the occurrences were identified due to inconsistencies in registration information. This includes discrepancies between the user-provided data and information recorded in reliable or official databases, such as CPF, address, date of birth, or financial history. Rocha explains that "these inconsistencies often indicate attempts to create false identities, manipulate existing data, or fraudulently use the information of third parties."

Furthermore, fraudulent patterns related to document authenticity and biometric validation accounted for 36.7% of the occurrences, while device verification contributed 7.3%, highlighting the need for integrated solutions to combat different fraud modalities.

Banks and Cards accounted for over 50% of fraud attempts.

Of the total fraud attempts prevented in November, the "Banks and Cards" segment was the most targeted by criminals (52.7%), while the "Retail" segment had the lowest incidence (2.1%). Regarding age demographics, citizens aged 36 to 50 were the most targeted for scams, representing 33.3% of the cases.

Statewide view: decline in monthly variation across all Federative Units (UFs)

In November 2024, the Serasa Experian Fraud Attempt Indicator revealed that all Federative Units (UFs) saw a decrease in investigations compared to the previous month. The largest decrease was in Santa Catarina (-4.11 TP3T). Nonetheless, a volume-based view showed that the Southern and Southeastern states remained targets for fraudsters.