CREDIT CARD SCAM ALERT: Kiwis be alerted

Credit card fraud is growing and latest police figures show the number of cases has more than doubled since 2005.
End of last month the New Zealand Herald reported an incident on how you can be a victim of a credit card fraud before you ever received it. One of the readers passed of this example [...]

EXPENSE REPORTS FRAUD: WHAT IS IT TELLING YOU?

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 [...]

BILLING SCHEMES: do you know where your money goes?

Earlier this year two fraudsters were convicted for defrauding the Otago District Health Board. The case has been covered at length in the media. The fraudsters were found guilty of fraud, which they both denied, in December last year. During the trial, the Crown said they had used 198 invoices from a company formed by [...]

HOW SAFE IS YOUR ONLINE INFORMATION

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III discusses cyber-threats to national security and what his organization is doing to combat these threats.

http://fora.tv/2009/10/07/FBI_in_the_Virtual_World_Robert_S_Mueller_III#How_Does_the_FBI_Fight_Cyber_Crime

Franchise Promotors Sentenced

The Commerce Commission reports to be happy with the conviction of Stewart John Brown and Robert Llewelyn Parr, who were involved in the franchise companies Wizard Vapour Technology Limited and Clean Co International Ltd. This appeared to be a case of false misrepresentations, especially about the profitability of the franchises.
Read the full press release [...]