A substantial increase in your telephone bill is an indication your company could be the victim of Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) fraud. Detailed billing will assist in identifying any potential unauthorised calls, usually International calls but they can also be National telephone calls. Another indicator is where customers trying to dial, in or employees trying to dial out, find that the lines are always busy.…
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Fraud perpetrators may cold call you claiming there are problems with your computer and they can help you to solve them. Those fraud perpetrators often use the names of well-known companies such as Microsoft, Apple or IBM. They could even use the name of your broadband provider to sound more legitimate.…
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Telephone fraud involves criminals contacting you by phone (vishing) or by text (Smishing) pretending to be your bank, credit card issuer, utility company or often a computer company. During the conversation they will try and trick you into giving personal, banking or security information. Fraud perpetrators may also convince you to make a money transfer to them or inform you that you have won a prize and need to send money to release it. Their intention is to use this information to commit fraud against you or other parties in your name.…
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Email fraud (“Phishing”) involves fraud perpetrators making contact by email and can take a number of forms. The email may appear to be from a reputable company however when one clicks on the email or attachment or link within the email, malicious software (malware) is downloaded onto the PC or other device allowing the fraud perpetrator to track online activity and identify personal or financial information for fraudulent purposes. Both individuals and companies can be victims of this type of crime.…
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Business Email Compromise (BEC) Fraud (or CEO Fraud) is similar to Invoice Redirection Fraud however in this case junior employees in the finance department of a company receive an email from a fraud perpetrator purporting to be the Chief Executive Officer stating that an important deal or some other urgent matter is pending and that a substantial payment needs to be processed immediately.…
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Employees may be trusted with certain procurement responsibilities which can provide opportunities to commit fraud-related offenders. It’s difficult to identify the risks. A common sense approach is always essential.…
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Invoice Redirection fraud (or Mandate Fraud) occurs when your company receives a request to change a direct debit, standing order or bank transfer mandate, from someone purporting to be from another organisation to which regular payments are made, for example a business supplier. It generally takes place when a criminal impersonates your company and deceives the customer into making payment of the company’s genuine invoices to a fraudulent third party account instead.…
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Businesses now operate in a connected world. They sell across multiple channels and geographies. But as the number of channels and markets businesses operate in continue to rise, so does the risk of fraud. Fraud perpetrators are becoming more sophisticated. Fraud is increasingly difficult to detect. As a result standard fraud verification tools can prove to be insufficient.…
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Fraud perpetrators hijack or set up an apparently legitimate business with the intention of defrauding both with its suppliers and customers. Those fraud perpetrators are happy to deal in any goods or services that have a market value, preferably those that are not traceable and easily disposable, for example electrical goods, toys, wines and spirits, confectionery etc.…
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eCommerce Fraud involves the use of stolen or counterfeit payment cards to make direct purchases or cash withdrawals. It also includes the use of stolen card data to buy items over the phone or via the internet. Fraud perpetrators will target retailers that sell goods and services online using stolen credit card details. Online business appeals to those fraud perpetrators, because there is no physical contact with the business or the legitimate cardholder. Businesses should be fully aware of the risks otherwise they are more likely to be targeted.…
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