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Typosquatters Are Leading Innocent Victims Astray

By: Tony LaNasa

Typosquatting takes advantage of an inclination among internet users known as “fat fingers” — a tendency to hit the wrong keys and enter misspelled trademarks or brands. Like phishing, typosquatting […]

How to Comply With New Financial Crime Regulation: CTA

By: Tony LaNasa

Earlier this year, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) became the latest law intended to foil financial crime. This law is part of the National Defense Authorization Act and requires certain […]

Is Someone Stealing Your Company’s Secrets?

By: Tony LaNasa

Corporate espionage has long been a threat for U.S. companies. Recently, intellectual property theft by foreign governments and organized crime gangs has grabbed headlines — for good reason. According to […]

When For-Profit Colleges Deceive Students

By: Tony LaNasa

For-profit colleges and vocational schools — especially online programs — provide degree-earning opportunities to many Americans who might not otherwise be able to pursue higher education due to financial pressures […]

Actively Look for Fraud and Reduce Financial Losses: Fraud Detection

By: Tony LaNasa

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ (ACFE’s) Report to the Nations: 2020 Global Study on Occupational Fraud and Abuse provides ample evidence that some fraud detection methods are better than […]

What goes into a fraud damages calculation?

By: Tony LaNasa

At first glance, calculating restitution for fraud damages may seem relatively simple. If someone steals $10,000 from a company, that person should repay that amount, perhaps with interest, right? Not […]

No disaster scammer is safe from the NCDF

By: Tony LaNasa

What do COVID-19, major hurricanes, and West Coast wildfires have in common? All three have attracted scam artists, who have bilked disaster victims, charitable donors, insurance companies, and government agencies […]

3 ways fraud experts use data analytics

By: Tony LaNasa

Forensic accountants have long used technological tools to uncover fraud schemes. But recent advances in “big data” have provided even better, more efficient techniques for identifying suspicious activities and dishonest […]

How to Conduct a Remote Fraud Investigation

By: Tony LaNasa

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, most fraud investigations took place in the office or other work facilities. This made it easy for investigators to gather and analyze data and interview suspects […]

Fraud Lurks Case Study: I Love eBay!

By: Stanley Olejarski CPA CGMA

This is the second in a series of case studies of frauds/defalcations which I personally investigated. This month’s case study is entitled “I Love eBay!” Similar to the first article, […]

Protect your company from cyberattacks by adopting zero trust

Some organizations struggle to prevent cyberattacks because they rely on cybersecurity tools and techniques that protect only their perimeter. Perpetrators who make it past a single line of defense (such […]

Be careful. There might be a “visher” on the line

By: Tony LaNasa

“Vishing” may sound familiar, but unless you’re a fraud investigator, you probably haven’t encountered it. Unfortunately, that could change … soon. To foil a scam that increasingly takes advantage of […]

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