---
title: "Auto Finance News: Many Synthetic Identities Have An Auto Loan"
description: "More than 1 in 5, or 22%, of false identities created to carry out fraud are connected to auto
loans, according to fresh data from SentiLink."
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# [Auto Finance News: Many Synthetic Identities Have An Auto Loan](https://resources.sentilink.com/media/auto-finance-news-many-synthetic-identities-have-an-auto-loan)

 Written by [SentiLink](https://resources.sentilink.com/media/author/sentilink) | Sep 24, 2020 2:14:00 PM

Auto Finance News shared new research by SentiLink about the impact of synthetic fraud on auto lenders, and interviewed Max Blumenfeld to get his thoughts.

The article explains what is synthetic fraud, how auto lenders are impacted and the importance of verifying Social Security numbers to prevent this type of fraud.

The full article can be found [here](https://resources.sentilink.com/hubfs/PR/Auto%20Finance%20News%20Article%20Sept%2024%2c%202020.pdf). 

 

 

 

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