When Limited Partners Suspect General Partners of Fraud
Fraud suspicions are hard enough to investigate if you’re a business owner and call the shots. But what if you’re a limited partner (LP) […]
Your Online Match May be a Fraudster
According to various estimates, approximately 25% to 30% of online dating accounts involve scammers. Therefore, if you maintain a dating platform account, you need […]
Creepers are a Threat to Your Business
If you devote all your business’s security resources to fending off hackers and other cybercriminals, you may be unlocking the door, literally, to more […]
Protecting Against International Trade Fraud
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 […]
How You Can Help Stop Elder Financial Abuse
It’s one of the most difficult types of fraud to unearth. But it doesn’t directly affect businesses or the average consumer — in large part because its […]
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 […]
Using 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 using Benford’s Law to find fraud, experts […]
Encourage Sales Staff to Walk an Ethical Line
When market competition heats up, you might provide extra incentives for your sales staff to perform. But be careful: Some employees may step over […]
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 […]
Why Affinity Fraud is Particularly Heinous
Affinity fraud is particularly heinous. Perpetrators exploiting connections of race, religion, age, politics and profession is one of the cruelest forms of criminal deception. […]
