Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by John
According to figures of the US Chamber of Commerce statistics an estimated 75% of all employees steal from their employer, costing billions per year. The FBI claims that employee theft is the fastest growing crime. A large number of business failures can be traced back to employee theft and fraud. And be aware employees may [...]
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Filed under: FRAUD DETECTION, FRAUD EXAMINATION, FRAUD PREVENTION, INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT, PRODUCTS/SERVICES, RISK MANAGEMENT
Posted on October 27th, 2009 by John
Expense reporting is a pain: for companies as well as employees alike. It’s a a necessary evil and annoy everyone who comes into contact with it. From the employee who is searching for receipts to the employee who has to verify the expenses, the process is tedious and time-consuming.
But why is this issue related to [...]
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Filed under: FRAUD DETECTION, FRAUD EXAMINATION, OCCUPATIONAL FRAUD AND ABUSE, RISK MANAGEMENT
Posted on October 7th, 2009 by John
Here you are a child of the previous generation. The generation in which privacy was still a great and hard fought good that needs adequate protection. Well here is a lesson for you: privacy is something of the past, it may not be completely dead yet but it sure smells funny. The developments of information [...]
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Filed under: FRAUD EXAMINATION, INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES, SOCIAL MEDIA
Posted on October 5th, 2009 by John
(Originally Posted at the ARCIS FRAUD DISCOVERY & EXPOSURE CENTRE 19 April 2009)
HOW THE DIVIDE BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC, COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC IS GETTING MORE AND MORE VAGUE.
The rise in numbers and users of social networking sites was bound always bound to bring new developments. Some years ago headlines were made with a story of [...]
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Posted on September 30th, 2009 by John
Wherever a fraud occurs, three elements are always present:
opportunity;
a perceived pressure;
a way to rationalize the behavior;
This is not the place to extensively explain the fraud triangle but there was this article in the Southland Times that illustrated how things may work out.
The CASEA woman was accused of using a two year old cancer [...]
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