# sardine.ai

> AI-optimized mirror of sardine.ai containing 50 pages totalling 61,862 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://sardine.ai. Last updated: 2026-09-02T02:04:12.329Z.

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## Homepage

- [Agentic Financial Crime Platform for Fraud Prevention & AML](/content/site-root.html): The top agentic risk platform used by leading banks and merchants worldwide to stop fraud in real-time, prevent AI-driven attacks, automate fraud & AML operations (802 words)

## Articles & Blog Posts

- [Sardine | Holiday bot attacks: Cyber Monday fraud and grinch bots](/content/media/fraudology/episodes/holiday-bot-attacks/index.html): Holiday bot attacks are driving Cyber Monday fraud, reseller abuse, and checkout chaos. Learn what grinch bots mean for retailers, shoppers, and anti-bot laws (1,633 words)
- [Sardine | Bot-driven fraud attacks: How scripted bots scale](/content/media/fraudology/episodes/bot-driven-fraud-attacks/index.html): Bot-driven fraud attacks use scripted bots to scale card testing, debit card, and online payment fraud faster than weaknesses across payment flows can react (1,556 words)
- [Reduce False Positives: A Tactical Guide to Fixing Fraud Controls](/content/blog/reduce-false-positives/index.html): Reduce false positives without opening fraud gaps. See how manual review, safer exclusions, shadow mode testing, data fixes strengthen fraud controls with care.
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- [What Is RCAs? How Money Routes](/content/learn/relatives-and-close-associates-rca/index.html): PEPs route bribes through spouses, children, and trusted advisers to break the ownership link. Track the network or miss the proceeds. (863 words)
- [Sardine | Deepfake scam detection: the deepfake tipping point](/content/media/fraudology/episodes/deepfake-scam-detection-the-deepfake-tipping-point/index.html): Deepfake scam detection is becoming essential, exposing AI voice cloning, video deepfakes, and what fraud teams need to know about impersonation threats (1,336 words)
- [Sardine | Tariff fraud schemes: VAMP shifts and ecommerce fraud](/content/media/fraudology/episodes/tariff-fraud-schemes-fraudology-update-on-new-vamp-changes-and-tariff-dodging-sc.html): Tariff fraud schemes are reshaping ecommerce risk, exposing VAMP shifts, straw merchants, customs fraud, and the pressure points fraud teams now face (1,646 words)
- [Sardine | RockWallet Blocks Bot Attacks and Keeps Chargebacks Below 1%](/content/customers/rockwallet/index.html): See RockWallet use Sardine's device intelligence and behavioral biometrics to block bot attacks and maintain chargebacks below 1% on its crypto-to-fiat rails. (1,074 words)
- [Sardine | AML and Fraud Program Integration for Stronger Teams](/content/media/fraud-forward/episodes/aml-and-fraud-program-integration/index.html): When fraud and AML teams operate in silos, red flags get missed and cases slow down. Strengthen collaboration, improve SAR quality, and align risk efforts… (1,274 words)
- [What Is Lottery Scam? Stop Advance-Fee Losses](/content/learn/lottery-scam/index.html): Customers pay fake taxes on prizes they never entered, then face new charges. Close the gap with the two-rule screen that blocks every attempt. (957 words)
- [What Is Liveness Detection? Why It Misses Injection Attacks](/content/learn/liveness-detection/index.html): Liveness confirms live humans but cannot detect synthetic feeds below the camera layer. Close the gap with device integrity and capture-provenance checks. (946 words)
- [What is a Gift Card Scam? The Untraceable Payment Demand](/content/learn/gift-card-scam/index.html): For a fraud team, the gift card scam is the last-mile payment method that laundering rings prefer, and the tell is an urgent instruction to buy specific brands. (1,030 words)
- [What Is the FFIEC? What It Is and How It Shapes Your AML Exam](/content/learn/ffiec/index.html): Examiners walk in with the BSA/AML Examination Manual reference. See which testing criteria the interagency body publishes so you prepare the right controls. (864 words)
- [Sardine | Marketplace Seller Verification: Walmart’s Fraud Problem](/content/media/fraudology/episodes/marketplace-seller-verification/index.html): Marketplace seller verification sits at the center of Walmart marketplace fraud, where weak vetting fuels identity theft, counterfeit goods, and trust risks (1,077 words)
- [Sardine | Scam-baiting AI: how bots turn the tables on scammers](/content/media/fraudology/episodes/scam-baiting-ai-ai-vs-scammers-and-the-new-war-on-fraud.html): Scam-baiting AI is changing fraud prevention, exposing how voice bots, text bots, and scam intelligence tools can disrupt social engineering at scale (1,197 words)
- [What Is Rules Engine? Stop Coverage Gaps](/content/learn/rules-engine/index.html): Ungoverned threshold edits kill detection of structuring patterns without anyone noticing. See the backtest and below-the-line testing that catches coverage loss before go-live. (908 words)
- [What Is Healthcare Fraud? Stop Phantom Claims](/content/learn/healthcare-fraud/index.html): Upcoding and unbundling bleed reimbursement pools dry while collusion hides the source. Flag the network pattern, verify the procedure code, and block the payout. (794 words)
- [Sardine | Fraud ROI: Why growth and security belong together](/content/media/fraudology/episodes/fraud-roi/index.html): Fraud ROI shows why growth, customer experience, and security should work together. Learn how fraud leaders win buy-in without slowing the business now (1,373 words)
- [Sardine | Banking Ethics: Audit Oversight, Risk Culture and Trust](/content/media/fraud-forward/episodes/banking-ethics/index.html): Banking ethics strengthens audit oversight, fraud prevention, and customer trust. Reinforce risk culture and training to reduce misconduct exposure... (1,053 words)
- [Sardine | Holiday ecommerce fraud for Black Friday and Cyber Monday](/content/media/fraudology/episodes/holiday-ecommerce-fraud/index.html): Holiday ecommerce fraud spikes around Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Learn the fraud risks retailers should prepare for before peak season losses hit (1,534 words)
- [What Is TOTP? Enrollment Weak Points and Hardening](/content/learn/time-based-otp-totp/index.html): Codes expire in seconds but seed distribution creates phishing windows. Watch enrollment and recovery flows where the secret changes hands. Verify the identity. (864 words)
- [What Is BEC? How the Attack Actually Happens](/content/learn/business-email-compromise-bec/index.html): Attackers spoof lookalike domains or hijack real mailboxes to authorize fake wires. Read the recon-to-diversion playbook and verify every bank-detail change. (1,016 words)
- [What is Item-Not-Received Abuse? The INR Friendly Fraud](/content/learn/item-not-received-inr-abuse/index.html): For an e-commerce team, item not received is the abuse pattern where the buyer got the goods, and the tell is INR claims sharing one address or one device. (1,046 words)
- [Sardine | Organized fraud rings: the new landscape merchants face](/content/media/fraudology/episodes/organized-fraud-rings/index.html): Organized fraud rings are reshaping online fraud through scale, coordination, and exploitation, forcing merchants to rethink strategy before losses spread (1,948 words)
- [What Is Loss Rate? Stop Paying for Detection That Misses Damage](/content/learn/loss-rate/index.html): High alert counts hide climbing losses. Track the net fraud per volume metric that filters noise from recoveries and shows what actually hit the books. (855 words)
- [What Is Loan Fraud? Stop Hidden Defaults Before They Book](/content/learn/loan-fraud/index.html): Fraud books as ordinary credit loss when synthetic identities and forged documents slip through. Flag the application signals before drawdown hits. (923 words)
- [Sardine | Social engineering scams: lessons from the Andy Cohen case](/content/media/fraudology/episodes/social-engineering-scams/index.html): Social engineering scams exploit urgency, phishing, and impersonation, exposing the warning signs consumers need to catch before money moves too fast (771 words)
- [What Is False Negative Rate? How Fraud Slips Through Detection](/content/learn/false-negative-rate/index.html): Missed fraud approvals drain your P&L every month. See the formula, the trade-off with false positives, and the signals that close the gap. (927 words)
- [Sardine | Money mule detection: how banks uncover mule networks](/content/media/fraudology/episodes/money-mule-detection/index.html): Money mule detection is critical for stopping fraud proceeds, exposing mule recruitment, money movement, and the bank controls teams must tighten now (857 words)
- [Sardine | Engineering](/content/engineering/tech-docs-demystified-series-lesson-1-writing-clearly.html): Hey software engineers! Is technical writing stressing you out? This series breaks it down with bite-sized, immediately applicable lessons. Jump in and let's make documenting your work easier! (574 words)
- [What is Check Washing? How Mail Thieves Rewrite The Payee](/content/learn/check-washing/index.html): For a check fraud team, check washing is chemical erasure of the payee, and the tell is a legitimate check number arriving with an unexpected beneficiary. (983 words)
- [Fighting Friendly Fraud](/content/blog/fighting-friendly-fraud/index.html): Fully verified customers commit anywhere between 60 and 90% of fraud, and its notoriously hard to detect. We think we’ve found a better way. (1,258 words)
- [Sardine | Crypto Crime Protection | Preventing Retirement Loss](/content/media/fraud-forward/episodes/crypto-crime-protection/index.html): Crypto crime protection strengthens early scam detection, reduces retirement and college fund losses, and improves intervention before funds move overseas... (1,136 words)
- [Sardine | Fraud Forward](/content/media/fraud-forward/episodes/episode-85-fraud-at-machine-speed/index.html): Old school fraud, big impact, and overall insanity? Here’s what it all means for 2026. (355 words)
- [What Is Velocity Checks? Stop Card Testing](/content/learn/velocity-checks/index.html): Card testers hit hundreds of BINs in minutes, racking up processor fees and chargebacks before you see the pattern. Velocity thresholds block the burst at event one. Stop the losses. (966 words)
- [What Is Third Party Laundering? Stop Hidden Mule Networks](/content/learn/third-party-laundering/index.html): Money flowing through accounts with no economic reason creates regulatory exposure and reputational damage. Close the gap by flagging forwarding patterns that disconnect funds from owners. (917 words)
- [AI Agents - Fraud](/content/agentic-ai-for-fraud/index.html): AI agents for fraud operations that detect attacks, uncover fraud rings, optimize rules, and automate disputes using device, behavior, and transaction data (550 words)
- [What Is Task Scam? Stop Crypto Deposit Losses](/content/learn/task-scam/index.html): Victims deposit their own money in crypto to unlock rising balances that never pay out. Block the withdraw-to-deposit trap before funds leave wallets. (959 words)
- [What Is Adverse Media Screening? Stop Missed Risk](/content/learn/adverse-media-screening/index.html): Sanctions lists only capture designations after formal action. Negative news surfaces indictments and investigations weeks or months earlier, read the triage method. (1,003 words)
- [What Is Application Fraud? Stop Approval Losses](/content/learn/application-fraud/index.html): False identities and fabricated income slip past underwriting and turn into chargeoffs. Identity checks, document validation, and device linking block the entry point. (979 words)
- [What Is Virtual Asset? Stop Misclassification Before Audit](/content/learn/virtual-asset/index.html): Wrong scope classification triggers missed AML obligations and enforcement action. Verify which instruments fall under FATF crypto rules. (980 words)
- [2026 Fraud & AML Trends](/content/events/2026-fraud-aml-trends/index.html): Most fraud headlines focus on the latest tactics. But the real shift is deeper: fraud and financial crime have changed. They no longer occur as isolated attacks. Instead, they operate as continuous, coordinated systems spanning identity, payments, scams, and money movement — and often appear legitimate at the moment they occur. Rather than speculating about future threats, we’ll examine what actually changed in fraud and AML operations in 2025 and what leaders should prioritize, fund, and operationalize in 2026. (209 words)
- [What Is Batch Monitoring? Detect Patterns](/content/learn/batch-monitoring/index.html): Grouped overnight runs reveal aggregate flow anomalies and structured deposit chains but introduce latency gaps. See the signals that matter in delayed scans. (912 words)
- [Sardine | Crypto ATM Scams and AI Social Engineering](/content/media/fraudology/episodes/crypto-atm-scams/index.html): Crypto ATM scams reveal how fraud groups use AI social engineering, elder fraud, digital extortion, and the scam formula to move money fast… (12,474 words)
- [Sardine | LLM fraud detection: can AI spot what investigators miss](/content/media/fraudology/episodes/llm-fraud-detection-ai-vs-fraud-investigators-with-chen-zamir.html): LLM fraud detection is changing transaction analysis, exposing how AI can surface hidden patterns, speed investigations, and challenge old fraud workflows (703 words)
- [Fraud Detection ML Trained on Billions of Signals](/content/fraud-detection-machine-learning/index.html): Fraud patterns shift too fast for static rules and disconnected tools. Deploy adaptive models with 12,000+ features and full score transparency. See the process (659 words)
- [Sardine | New Engineering Blog + Inside Our 2025 AI Hackathon](/content/engineering/introducing-sardine-engineering-blog/index.html): Explore Sardine's new Engineering Blog featuring our 2025 AI Hackathon where 62 global team members created 17 innovative fraud prevention projects in just 3 days. (617 words)
- [What Is Synthetic Media? Stop Fake Identity Fraud at Onboarding](/content/learn/synthetic-media/index.html): Deepfakes, voice clones, and document forgeries bypass KYC checks. Close the gap by treating media as untrusted and routing to liveness signals. (895 words)
- [What Is Benami Transaction? Detection Signals and AML Tactics](/content/learn/benami-transaction/index.html): Front holders with insufficient income profiles flag nominee holding and shell ownership. Cross-check fund origin, verify asset control, and tie the beneficial owner. (883 words)
- [What Is an STR? Stop Cross-Border Filing Gaps](/content/learn/suspicious-transaction-report-str/index.html): Assuming the US SAR playbook applies abroad creates compliance gaps and missed deadlines. Verify the exact FIU format, threshold, and consent rule in each market. (825 words)

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