Fraudulent Transactions

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'account' is a noun because it refers to a record or statement of financial transactions.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. In this case, 'over' is a preposition that indicates the action of taking control of an account.

• The company experienced a significant financial loss due to an account take-over by cybercriminals.
• My friend's social media account got hacked in an account take-over.
• I heard about a crazy account take-over where someone's entire online identity was stolen.
• The sudden change in leadership felt like an account take-over of the company.