Defrauded? Prioritize Evidence Preservation.
You may suspect that an employee has stolen from your company. But without evidence of a crime, you will have a hard time pursuing prosecution. So, if you discover a
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Healthcare Data Breaches Can Threaten Your Financial Well-Being
Like many sectors of the economy, the healthcare industry regularly suffers data breaches. Healthcare analytics company Protenus has found that nearly 32 million patient records were breached between January and
When Limited Partners Suspect General Partners Of Fraud
Fraud suspicions are hard enough to investigate if you are a business owner and call the shots. But what if you are a limited partner (LP) in a business where
Forget Cybercrime — ‘Creepers’ Are An Old-School Threat To Your Business
If you devote all your business’ security resources to fending off hackers and other cybercriminals, you may be unlocking the door, literally, to more basic types of theft. ‘Creepers’ are
Bad Romance: Your Online ‘Match’ May Be A Fraudster
According to various estimates, approximately 25 to 30 percent of online dating accounts involve scammers. Therefore, if you maintain a dating platform account, you need to know that a significant
How To Put The Brakes On Lapping Schemes
Lapping is one of the most common ways crooked employees skim money from their employers. In these schemes, a perpetrator uses receipts from one account to cover theft from another.
How You Can Help Stop Elder Financial Abuse
It is one of the most difficult types of fraud to unearth, but it does not directly affect businesses or the average consumer — in large part because its victims
With International Trade Fraud, Your Ship May Never Come In
The U.S. economy depends on import and export markets to run as designed. After all, revenue from trade tariffs and duties contribute $30 billion annually to federal government coffers. Unfortunately,
Wielding Benford’s Law To Find Fraud
Benford’s Law is a long-standing statistical precept that remains as relevant and widely accepted in fighting fraud as ever. By wielding it effectively, experts can cut down fraudsters who unknowingly
Typosquatters Profit From Common User Errors
The Web has opened plenty of new avenues for criminal behavior. For example, you may have heard of cybersquatting. Someone registers a site’s domain name that includes a trademark and