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Ghosting scams may keep your loved ones from resting in peace

By: Tony LaNasa

It’s bad enough that the living have to worry about identity theft. But criminals also exploit the deceased with “ghosting” schemes. These thieves steal the identities of those who’ve died […]

5 best practices when investigating an employee complaint

By: Tony LaNasa

“All complaints will be swiftly and thoroughly investigated.” No doubt this sentence, or something similar, appears in your company’s employee handbook. Unfortunately, there will likely be a time when you’ll […]

Be careful when applying for a Small Business Administration loan

By: Tony LaNasa

A Small Business Administration (SBA) loan can make big things happen for your small company. But the agency’s loan program is sometimes abused by con artists who know that many […]

Contemplating fraud litigation? Not without a CPA

By: Tony LaNasa

You may already know how CPAs can help businesses uncover and prevent fraud. But what about when a fraud incident leads to civil litigation? An experienced CPA can help your […]

Has fraud corrupted your supply contracts?

By: Tony LaNasa

If your business solicits bids for goods or service contracts, there’s a risk that employees will solicit or accept kickbacks to favor certain vendors. Or, they might steer a bid […]

Jury duty fraud rears its ugly head again

By: Tony LaNasa

Some fraud schemes refuse to die. Jury duty scams existed long before phishing, malware and other cybercrime methods became synonymous with identity theft. Yet just this month, the U.S. Marshals […]

Healthcare data breaches can threaten your financial well-being

By: Tony LaNasa

Like many sectors of the economy, the healthcare industry regularly suffers data breaches. Healthcare analytics company Protenus has found that nearly 32 million patient records were breached between January and […]

Defrauded? Prioritize evidence preservation

By: Tony LaNasa

You may suspect that an employee has stolen from your company. But without evidence of a crime, you’ll have a hard time pursuing prosecution. So if you discover fraud, first […]

Watch out for these 5 business service scams

By: Tony LaNasa

Preventing fraud from costing your company can sometimes seem like a game of whack-a-mole: Squash one scheme and another one pops up. Business service scams are particularly abundant. Fraud perpetrators […]

When limited partners suspect general partners of fraud

By: Tony LaNasa

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) in a business where a general […]

Bad romance: Your online “match” may be a fraudster

By: Tony LaNasa

According to various estimates, approximately 25% to 30% of online dating accounts involve scammers. Therefore, if you maintain a dating platform account, you need to know that a significant portion […]

Forget cybercrime — “creepers” are an old-school threat to your business

By: Tony LaNasa

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 basic types of theft. “Creepers” are […]

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