Making Strides Against SIRF
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150925-SIRF-FOD.mp3 According to a post about Stolen Identity Refund Fraud on the Department of Justice website, the...
View ArticleKeep Your Mouth Shut
Overconfidence can sometimes result in boasting. (Fraudsters sometimes just can’t help themselves when it comes to bragging about their crime.) An article posted on StarTribune.com reveals the story of...
View ArticleStriking a Nerve
Pain can be debilitating. (Thankfully, there are a variety of methods available for treating chronic and acute ailments.) A Department of Justice press release tells about how a physician specializing...
View ArticleRevenge Can Backfire
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/FOD_9-30-15.mp3 Sometimes things can get out of hand when going through a divorce. (Sometimes uncontrolled anger and greed...
View ArticleHeld Captive
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-1-15.mp3 Fraud is dangerous business and can be life-threatening. (Even though it’s extremely inconvenient to have...
View ArticleCircumventing Fraud
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fod_10-2-15.mp3 Fraudsters are not usually ones to follow the rules and are quite adept at circumventing systems put in...
View ArticleNo Fair
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-5-15.mp3 The words “no fair” are usually uttered by people who don’t get what they want. (These words, which are...
View ArticleCapitalizing on the Demise of Others
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-6-15.mp3 Fraudsters are really good at capitalizing on the demise of their victims. (They usually don’t scrutinize...
View ArticleMarching off to Prison
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-7-15.mp3 Band directors require special skills to help their students prepare for a variety of performances...
View ArticleCustomer Satisfaction
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-8-15.mp3 If a business wants to stay in operation, a customer satisfaction policy is a “must.” (If a customer is not...
View ArticleThe Dangling Carrot
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-9-15.mp3 There are lots of ways to motivate action. Incentives, such as cash or luxury items, can definitely...
View ArticleDiagnosis: Fraud
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-12-15.mp3 Medical billers have to deal with a lot of numbers, so it’s easy to understand how a few digits could...
View ArticleDomino Effect
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-13-15.mp3 A domino effect is said to occur when one action causes a chain reaction. (For example, when a number of...
View ArticlePutting the Brakes on Fraud
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-14-15.mp3 Once a train starts rolling, momentum makes it hard to stop. Similarly, once a fraudster becomes successful...
View ArticlePot ‘O Gold
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-15-16.mp3 Everyone dreams of a windfall at some point in life. (Who wouldn’t like to win the lottery or inherit...
View ArticleStuck on Fraud
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-16-15.mp3 Many consider the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill to be the largest disaster in the history of petroleum....
View ArticleLicense to Steal
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-19-15.mp3 Licenses are generally required to either practice in a particular employment field or to operate...
View ArticleThe Taxman Cometh
There are a variety of reasons why an employer may not pay employment taxes. One may be that the company uses the government as a bank and borrows the money with the intention of paying it back....
View ArticleSoap Opera
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-21-15.mp3 Soap operas are famous for making viewers expect the unexpected. Dead people come back to life, characters...
View ArticleUnfair Advantage
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-22_15.mp3 When employers underreport the number of their employees, their workers’ compensation insurance premiums...
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