Identity Fraud in Gaming: Accounts, eIDs and Case Management
Fraud in gaming is escalating, hitting where money moves fastest: player accounts, wallets and withdrawals.
This report is one of five industry deep-dives from The Battle in the Dark, Signicat’s study based on insights from 900 fraud and risk experts across Europe. Access fraud metrics on how ID forgery, account takeover, digital-wallet abuse and eID attacks are reshaping risk.
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This report is for you if you...
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Run fraud, risk or ops in gaming, lotteries or iGaming
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Need sector numbers on identity fraud affecting operators
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Want to protect players, wallets and payouts without added friction
What's inside the gaming report
✔ Fraud trends: Attempts up, successful cases up, and more complex attacks needing investigation.
✔ Key fraud tactics: ID forgery, account takeover, wallet fraud and eID attacks.
✔ Business impact: 29% of revenue hit, with around one in four transactions and onboardings carrying fraud risk.
✔ Preparedness: High AI use and awareness, but an AI arms race and regulation slow response.
✔ Strategic recommendations: Secure accounts and wallets, stop ATO chains, strengthen verification and eID usage, and evidence every step.
A Glimpse at Gaming Numbers
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companies saw more identity-fraud attempts
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avg revenue impact from identity fraud, the highest
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eID fraud cases involve account takeover
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Banks see 70% more attempts and 64% more successful attacks, with identity fraud hitting 21%+ of revenue as risk shifts from KYC to logins and payments.
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Insurers face rising attempts (52%) and successes (59%), and identity fraud now affects 28% of revenue across applications, logins and claims.
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Attempts are up 54% and successes 59%, with identity fraud affecting 17% of revenue and peaking at the transaction stage across rentals, leases and delivery.
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67% of firms report more attempts and 54% more successes, with identity fraud impacting 16% of revenue and half of attacks clustering at the transaction stage.