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1. Tracking the top trends in fraud: Leading forensic accountants share their insights on the schemes most likely to affect CPAs and their clients.

Author

Ovaska, Sarah

Subjects
Accountants -- Management, Customer relationship management -- Methods, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Risk assessment -- Methods, Due diligence -- Methods, Revenue -- Safety and security measures -- Management, Disaster relief -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Safety and security measures -- Management, Customer relationship management, Company business management, Market trend/market analysis
Abstract

Being the victim of a complicated fraud scheme is a situation every company wants to avoid, given the potential reputational and financial damage. CPAs can help their clients mitigate their [...]

Published
2024

2. A fight against phone fraud that rings false

Subjects
Market trend/market analysis, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention
Abstract

Canadians can be forgiven if they're screening their calls these days. This year alone, more than $45-million has been lost to phone-initiated fraud, a figure that captures only a fraction [...]

Published
2024

3. The Data Brokers; Fraud starts with information about you. It can be easily and cheaply bought in an underground marketplace

Author

Skiba, Katherine

Subjects
Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Computer crimes -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Personal information -- Usage, Market trend/market analysis, Computer crime, General interest
Abstract

Byline: Katherine Skiba If there were an electricity that powers the fraud industry, it would be information. Without names, email addresses, Social Security numbers, passwords, credit card info or other [...]

Published
2022

4. Waiting for loan forgiveness, borrowers are targets for scammers

Subjects
Student loans -- Laws, regulations and rules, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, External debt relief -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, General interest
Abstract

To listen to this broadcast, click here: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=1123488226 BYLINE: SEQUOIA CARRILLO HOST: A MARTINEZ A MARTINEZ: Student borrowers flooded government websites after President Biden announced his sweeping student loan forgiveness [...]

Published
2022

5. ABUSING TRUST: Avoiding Elderly Financial Scams

Subjects
Aged -- Abuse of, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Trust (Psychology) -- Management, Financial misrepresentations -- Forecasts and trends, Company business management, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

There are clear steps you and your loved ones can take to avoid monetary mishaps. Elder abuse is the No. 1 crime against people 65 and older. Despite 5 million [...]

Published
2023

6. Enter the cleaner; Fighting fraud

Subjects
Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Economics, Business, international, European Union -- Powers and duties
Abstract

The eu gets a prosecutor to protect taxpayers' money MANY THINGS are simple for national governments but hard for the EU. That includes punishing people who steal from it, since [...]

Published
2021

7. As Travel Resumes, Tourist Cons Boom; We're all ready to roam. Here's how to avoid 5 scams that AARP's Fraud Watch team warns may trip up your travel

Author

Harrar, Sari

Subjects
Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Travel industry -- Safety and security measures -- Service introduction, Swindlers and swindling -- Target marketing, Travelers -- Target marketing, Market trend/market analysis, Company service introduction, General interest
Abstract

Byline: Sari Harrar Patricia Frolander, 78, walked into the Rapid City, S.D., Regional Airport in April with a ticket to St. George, Utah. She was on her way to visit [...]

Published
2021

8. The red flags of fraud: internal auditors' knowledge of the business makes them ideal candidates to detect unethical behaviors

Author

Tschakert, Norbert, Needles, Jr., Belverd, and Holtzblatt, Mark

Subjects
Internal auditing -- Forecasts and trends -- Standards, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Financial statements -- Forecasts and trends -- Standards, Auditors -- Ethical aspects -- Forecasts and trends -- Practice, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business
Abstract

In its 2016 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) estimates that organizations lose 5 percent of revenues in any given [...]

Published
2016

9. Don't Fall Prey To 'The $43 Billion Scam': Business Email Compromise Schemes On The Rise For Construction Companies

Author

Pringle, Jack

Subjects
Construction industry -- Crimes against, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Home banking services -- Laws, regulations and rules, Computer crimes -- Forecasts and trends -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, Computer crime, Business, international
Abstract

As updated statistics from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center show, business email compromise (BEC) schemes increasingly put funds transfers at risk. Between June 2016 and December 2021, reported exposed [...]

Published
2022

10. COVID Scams: The Catalyst For Law Reform?

Author

Hughes, Gordon

Subjects
Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Law reform, Market trend/market analysis, Business, international
Abstract

Have you been receiving more scam calls and messages recently? Have you stopped answering calls from unknown numbers? We certainly have. According to the ACCC, Australians lost over $211 million [...]

Published
2022

11. Preventing Impostor Scams; New defenses as thieves change tactics

Author

McLean, Mac

Subjects
Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Technology, Elderly, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, AARP -- Services
Abstract

Byline: Mac McLean Every new technology and trend gives scammers a fresh pretext for stealing from unsuspecting older adults. It's a harsh reality Chuck Harwood faces every day when he [...]

Published
2019

12. Out-Tech the Scammers; Thieves are expert at using technology to steal from us. I say, 'Fight fire with fire.' These 4 options provide strong protection against fraud. Sign up, if you haven't already

Author

Shadel, Doug

Subjects
Data security -- Methods -- Social aspects -- Technology application, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Personal information -- Access control -- Safety and security measures, Data security issue, Market trend/market analysis, Technology application, General interest, Health, Personal finance
Abstract

Byline: Doug Shadel Informed Delivery COST: Free The U.S. Postal Service is now offering a terrific service: Each delivery day, it will send an email to you containing digital scans [...]

Published
2019

13. FRAUD RISK IN A CRISIS: Many executives are concerned about a surge of fraud, highlighting the importance of an ethical culture

Author

Butcher, Daniel

Subjects
Executives -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Business ethics, White collar crimes -- Forecasts and trends, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Market trend/market analysis, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, general, Business
Abstract

CRISES CAN CREATE CONDITIONS for fraud and unethical conduct to run rampant. For example, business loans handed out as part of the 2020 U.S. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security [...]

Published
2020

14. FinCEN Advisory Targets Fraud Related To COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments

Subjects
United States. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network -- Powers and duties, Welfare -- Laws, regulations and rules, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, Business, international
Abstract

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory (FIN-2021-A002) on Feb. 24, 2021, alerting financial institutions to fraud and financial crime typologies associated with Economic Impact Payments (EIP) issued [...]

Published
2021

15. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg agrees to testify before Congress on Libra

Author

Baca , Marie C.

Subjects
United States. House of Representatives. Committee on Financial Services -- Powers and duties, Facebook Inc. -- Officials and employees -- Planning, Chief executive officers -- Public relations, Cryptocurrencies -- Planning, Information services -- Officials and employees -- Planning, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Financial services, Legislators, Media executives, Chairpersons, Money laundering, Social media, Company public relations, Company business planning, Market trend/market analysis, Information services industry, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Marie C. Baca Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to testify before Congress on the social media giant's plans to launch the Libra cryptocurrency, following pressure from lawmakers. [...]

Published
2019

16. The Equifax settlement has already spawned deceptive websites

Author

Singletary , Michelle

Subjects
United States. Federal Trade Commission -- Powers and duties, Equifax Inc. -- Remedies, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Identity theft -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Credit bureaus -- Remedies, Computer hackers -- Remedies, Financial services, Internet fraud, Web sites (World Wide Web), Email, Phishing, Market trend/market analysis, Hacker, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Michelle Singletary It's been less than two weeks since the Equifax data-breach settlement was announced, and already at least two websites trying to scam information-seekers have been shut down. [...]

Published
2019

17. Tax Day is April 15. Next, beware of IRS scams

Author

Singletary, Michelle

Subjects
United States. Federal Trade Commission -- Powers and duties, United States. Internal Revenue Service -- Powers and duties, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Tax administration, Tax returns, Taxation, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Michelle Singletary Maybe your tax return is done and you've already spent your refund. Or you might have learned you owed the IRS this year, and you're struggling to [...]

Published
2019

18. Why are we getting so many robocalls?

Author

Olen , Helaine

Subjects
United States. Congress -- Telecommunications policy, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Robocalls -- Forecasts and trends -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government communications regulation, Market trend/market analysis, Government regulation, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry, Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003
Abstract

Byline: Helaine Olen One morning about three weeks ago, at 5:45 a.m., the robocallers came for me. My cellphone rang. And rang. It hasn't stopped. The calls claim to come [...]

Published
2019

19. Here's how to fix the college admissions system. Warning: You might hate this

Author

Samuelson, Robert J.

Subjects
College admissions -- Laws, regulations and rules, Universities and colleges -- Management -- Laws, regulations and rules -- United States, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Consultants (Persons), Bribery, Consulting services, Athletic coaches, Government regulation, Company business management, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Robert J. Samuelson We all know that 'getting into the right college' is as traumatic for parents -- or more so -- as it is for their children. But [...]

Published
2019

20. Digital Cash Made Easy (Fraud Too)

Author

Cowley, Stacy

Subjects
Money transfer -- Forecasts and trends -- Laws, regulations and rules, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Banking industry -- Industry forecasts -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, Banking industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Big banks are making it easy to zap money to your friends. Maybe too easy. Zelle, a service that allows bank customers to instantly send money to their acquaintances, is [...]

Published
2018

21. Travel locked in arms race with fraudsters

Author

Biesiada, Jamie

Subjects
Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Travel industry -- Industry forecasts -- Safety and security measures, Retail trade, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Travel industry
Abstract

Fraud is a pervasive problem in the travel industry, in particular for OTAs, with one report estimating that fraudsters are expected to cost the online giants $11 billion a year [...]

Published
2019

22. Don't be fooled by fake IRS calls or emails

Author

Singletary, Michelle

Subjects
United States. Federal Trade Commission -- Powers and duties, United States. Internal Revenue Service -- Powers and duties, Tax administration -- Methods -- Prevention, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Michelle Singletary The 2018 tax season officially opened Monday. And with the season comes the scams. One scam, which often targets seniors, just won't die. It involves criminals pretending [...]

Published
2018

23. That's where the money is; Health-care fraud in America

Subjects
Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Medical care -- Management -- United States, Company business management, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Economics, Business, international, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Abstract

How to hand over $272 billion a year to criminals MEDICAL science is hazy about many things, but doctors agree that if a patient is losing pints of blood all [...]

Published
2014

24. More science than you think is retracted. Even more should be

Author

Marcus, Adam and Oransky , Ivan

Subjects
Research -- Forecasts and trends, Corrections -- Forecasts and trends, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Adam Marcus;Ivan OranskyThe fall from grace wasn't exactly swift, but it was stunning. Among stem cell researchers, Piero Anversa's work trying to regrow the human heart in the 1990s [...]

Published
2018

25. Is 'the IRS' asking you to pay by gift card? It's the latest 'impostor' scam

Author

Singletary , Michelle

Subjects
United States. Federal Trade Commission -- Powers and duties, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Gift cards -- Usage -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Michelle Singletary Cash is not king when it comes to the latest round of scams. The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning to consumers that criminals are posing [...]

Published
2018

26. Doubting the Wisdom of the Crowd

Author

Popper, Nathaniel

Subjects
Startups -- Forecasts and trends -- Finance, Industry regulations -- Forecasts and trends, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Crowdfunding -- Forecasts and trends, Company financing, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

SAN FRANCISCO -- Ryan Feit left behind his lucrative career at a private equity firm to chase the dream of crowdfunding. Mr. Feit, a 33-year-old graduate of the Wharton School [...]

Published
2017

27. Online photos can misrepresent important aspects of a house that's on the market

Author

Harney, Kenneth R.

Subjects
Home buying -- Methods, Online information services -- Forecasts and trends, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Online information service, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Kenneth R. Harney This is an update of a column that appeared in August 2010. Try to picture this real estate scenario: Like 90 percent of shoppers searching for [...]

Published
2018

28. Don't be fooled by Hurricane Harvey flood scams

Author

Singletary, Michelle

Subjects
Hurricane Harvey, 2017 -- Environmental aspects -- Social aspects, Disaster relief -- Social aspects -- International aspects -- United States, Fund raising -- Social aspects, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Hurricanes -- Environmental aspects -- Social aspects -- United States, Charitable donations -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Michelle Singletary With every natural disaster come the scams. After Hurricane Harvey left a path of destruction in Southeast Texas, naturally people want to help. Americans are extremely generous [...]

Published
2017

29. Check for these red flags to avoid being scammed

Author

Berman, Jillian

Subjects
Consumer protection -- Methods, Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Home-based businesses -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, SOHO, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Jillian Berman Mark Klinger says he was 'just looking for a way to make some side income' when he signed up online to assemble toys from home. Klinger, a [...]

Published
2010

30. Mishcon Fraud Watch (December 2006)

Subjects
Fraud -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Market trend/market analysis, Business, international
Abstract

Welcome Welcome to the December edition of Mishcon Fraud Watch, prepared by the Corporate Investigations & Asset Recovery Group at Mishcon de Reya. Its aim is to provide businesses and [...]

Published
2006

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