fraud

Jean Chatzky's Blog: Ask Jean Tuesday: Free Yourself from Fraud

I was honored and humbled when I received an email out of the blue yesterday requesting assistance on a fraud related matter. I have received many requests from all sorts of sources over the years, many from individuals or organizations who have fallen victim to some type of fraud or financial crime.  Still more inquiries come from individuals suffering through …

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Do Credit Card Companies Bring Fraud On Themselves?

I just don’t understand when certain things occur that make no sense to me. Today, for instance, I received a booklet of courtesy checks at my home.  These courtesy checks are linked to a corporate credit card I maintain for my firm.  All the information regarding the account pertains to the business: firm name, address, phone number… My monthly statements …

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Great Article – Theft of Receipts Schemes Thriving

This article appearing February 21, 2010 illustrates two key points I highlight in my writing and speaking. First – theft of cash receipts schemes continues to be the method of choice, stealing payments intended to employers and diverting them for personal use. Second – sharing information during an investigation often leads to additional discoveries and information. This individual was accused of stealing …

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Thinking about drinking… Consider the Chaser!

There was a marketing campaign in Connecticut aimed towards preventing drinking and driving.  It went along the lines of “Thinking about drinking and driving?  Consider the Chaser.”  The ad ended with images of police and police cars stopping a drunk driver. I thought the ad was a well-executed play on words.  “Consider the Chaser” related to a drink following a …

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No Shortage of Embezzling

Tonight I did a simple Internet search through Google’s News, using the key word “embezzlement.” The results – three screens of articles just from today’s publications on recent embezzlement cases, with a wide range of perpetrators and amounts involved.  The largest – a Wisconsin case – a recently discovered $4.5 million scheme by the vice president of finance at Koss. …

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