Read the Fine Print
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-23_15.mp3 It’s important to read the fine print before engaging in a transaction that seems too good to be true....
View ArticleGambling with Fraud
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-26-15.mp3 When people choose to commit fraud they assume significant risk. The Lincoln Journal Star tells the story...
View ArticleNo Laughing Matter
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-27-15.mp3 Usually, when someone is sentenced for Medicaid and welfare fraud, they don’t leave the courtroom with a...
View ArticleWhen the Fraud Hits the Fan
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-28-15.mp3 Today’s fraud is a real doozy. The Alton Telegraph reported in a story on October 15 that a woman from...
View ArticleCleaning Up through Fraud
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-29-15.mp3 It seems like all fraudsters are in search of a way to clean up. In other words, they want the big pay off...
View ArticleA Little Adds Up
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_10-30-15.mp3 Some people can’t resist temptation. For the owners of a Lithonia, Ga., a trucking company, their fatal...
View ArticleWhen the Fraud Hits the fan
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/FOD_11-2-15.mp3 For many, the thought of tax season does not bring up warm feelings; but for three years, today’s...
View ArticleUnemployment as an Indictment
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_11-3-15.mp3 When they become unemployed, many Americans take their status as a personal indictment. Most people don’t...
View ArticleDoubling Down on Fraud
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_11-4-15.mp3 Some people try to catch lightning in a bottle, but this fraudster tried to do so twice. AL.com tells the...
View ArticleThe Insanity of It All
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_11-5-15.mp3 A proverb states that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a...
View ArticleWoman pleads guilty in ID theft; seniors promised movie roles
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOD_11-6-15.mp3 Some fraud conspiracies are especially creative, and some of the most notorious fraudsters in the United...
View ArticleThe Apple Doesn’t Fall far From the Tree
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/FOD_11-09-15.mp3 Although some people sarcastically refer to Medicaid recipients as “rich,” it doesn’t describe the typical...
View ArticleElectric-powered Fraud
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/FOD_11-10-15.mp3 Electricity unquestionably catalyzed an economic revolution and improved the quality of life of billions...
View ArticleWhen Fraud Becomes Fashionable
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/FOD_11-13-15.mp3 Every year, millions of college students go to class with the goal that if they work hard, they will...
View ArticleSentencing Dead on Arrival
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/FOD_11-12-15.mp3 Social Security exists to help ensure that at-risk populations experience respectable standards of...
View ArticleAnything Fraud Worth Doing…
Listen to this Story http://www.fraudoftheday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/FOD_11-11-15.mp3 Some people simply don’t know their limits. They might be trying too hard, not knowing when to quit or...
View ArticleThe Importance of International Fraud Awareness Week
No one wants to be a victim of fraud, but there’s an equally devastating scenario: being the organization responsible for protecting and securing customers’ personal data only to have a fraudster...
View ArticleConnecting the Data Dots for Better Fraud Defense
When I helped revitalize a fraud program for a state revenue department, I was surprised by what the data told us. Why, for instance, would identity theft fraud be concentrated in counties starting...
View ArticleA Shared Benefit: Using Contributory Data to Eliminate Duplicative Benefit...
Government benefits should go to those who sincerely need the assistance they provide – and, in most cases they do. Unfortunately, the exceptions to that rule – erroneous payments and outright fraud –...
View ArticleStop the Bleeding in Health Insurance Exchange Fraud
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has provided millions of Americans an opportunity to get health insurance and has generated positive benefits for insurers, as well. However, the way that people now...
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