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Freight fraud soars: 213% spike in identity theft hits cross-border trade

CLAVE 1 / 4213% increase in attempted identity fraud in U.S. cargo operations from 2023 to 2024, rising to 2.15% of transactions in 2025.

CLAVE 2 / 4Fraudsters create fake domains to impersonate customs brokers and divert payments meant for legitimate agencies.

CLAVE 3 / 4Mexican Council for Foreign Trade reports cases where importers lost funds after transferring payments to fraudulent accounts.

CLAVE 4 / 4Urgency in freight operations pressures employees to skip verification, making advance payments a key vulnerability.

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