Acorda blog https://acorda.io/blog Learnings from a fraud team, for a fraud team. en-gb We read 17,000 scam complaints https://acorda.io/blog/we-read-17000-ombudsman-scam-decisions https://acorda.io/blog/we-read-17000-ombudsman-scam-decisions Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT Scam cases reaching a final Ombudsman decision are up 18 times since 2020. We used AI to read all 17,466 of them. Here’s what we found.

Scam cases reaching a final Ombudsman decision are up 18 times since 2020. We used AI to read all 17,466 of them. Here’s what we found.

Read the post

]]> We built an AI to catch scammers. It tried to rent every flat in London. https://acorda.io/blog/we-built-a-scambaiter https://acorda.io/blog/we-built-a-scambaiter Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT I’d like to apologise to the letting agents of London. Our AI mistook you for scammers. To be fair, you don’t make it easy.

I’d like to apologise to the letting agents of London. Our AI mistook you for scammers. To be fair, you don’t make it easy.

Read the post

]]> The Best Fraud Defences Prevent Zero Fraud https://acorda.io/blog/the-best-fraud-defences-prevent-zero-fraud https://acorda.io/blog/the-best-fraud-defences-prevent-zero-fraud Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT It feels great to say you prevented £1m of fraud last month. Here’s why the real measure of success for a fraud team is how quickly you react.

It feels great to say you prevented £1m of fraud last month. Here’s why the real measure of success for a fraud team is how quickly you react.

Read the post

]]> How to destroy a scammer’s business https://acorda.io/blog/how-to-destroy-a-scammers-business https://acorda.io/blog/how-to-destroy-a-scammers-business Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT If you’re in the scam-stopping game, it may seem odd to hear that stopping more scams is the wrong idea… but it might be.

If you’re in the scam-stopping game, it may seem odd to hear that stopping more scams is the wrong idea… but it might be.

Read the post

]]>