In Portugal, during the first half of 2023, credit transfers were accountable for the highest value of fraud among payment instruments, registering an average value of 3,086 euros. Direct debits followed with an average fraud value of 648 euros. In terms of bank cards, frauds from the perspective of the buyer reached the average value of 180 euros, while frauds from the perspective of the issuer stayed at 47 euros on average.
Average value of payment frauds in Portugal in 1st half 2023, by instrument
(in euros)
Buyer fraud occurs when a customer or potential customer defrauds a seller during the process of completing a transaction.
Issuer fraud occurs when the offender issues a payment order after having obtained, usually through social engineering mechanisms such as phishing, the user's security credentials.
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Banco de Portugal. (May 2, 2024). Average value of payment frauds in Portugal in 1st half 2023, by instrument (in euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407239/portugal-payment-fraud-value-by-instrument/
Banco de Portugal. "Average value of payment frauds in Portugal in 1st half 2023, by instrument (in euros)." Chart. May 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407239/portugal-payment-fraud-value-by-instrument/
Banco de Portugal. (2024). Average value of payment frauds in Portugal in 1st half 2023, by instrument (in euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407239/portugal-payment-fraud-value-by-instrument/
Banco de Portugal. "Average Value of Payment Frauds in Portugal in 1st Half 2023, by Instrument (in Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407239/portugal-payment-fraud-value-by-instrument/
Banco de Portugal, Average value of payment frauds in Portugal in 1st half 2023, by instrument (in euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407239/portugal-payment-fraud-value-by-instrument/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average value of payment frauds in Portugal in 1st half 2023, by instrument (in euros) [Graph], Banco de Portugal, May 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1407239/portugal-payment-fraud-value-by-instrument/