I heard on the news today about a number of T Mobile employees who were selling customers’ details to competitors. Apparently this activity is rife amongst businesses that deal in such sensitive but valuable data as mobile users’ names and … Read More
As an investigative forensic accountant specialising in fraud I offer a wide range of different fraud related services to businesses and individuals in diverse locations. It occurs to me that there are two very closely linked subject areas of work within my business … Read More
In the UK it is Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs that investigates tax fraud as part of its regulatory duties. HMRC is a massive organisation that has grown out of the merger of what was termed “the Inland Revenue” and … Read More
I remember back in 2003 when the Proceeds of Crime 2002 legislation and associated Money Laundering Regulations 2003 (both subsequently amended by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and Money Laundering Regulations 2007) were coming into force. As an … Read More
I decided that it was high time that I spent a day working from home and getting all those little jobs done that I have been putting off when working in the office. For one thing there is the little … Read More
The Ponzi fraud dates back to early last century when Charles Ponzi first brought the idea of using an investors funds to repay investors their interest, thereby seeming to be a successeful business and encouraging new investors, into public knowledge. I … Read More
I was reflecting on the direction that my fraud investigation case portfolio would be taking over the coming few years – part of the anticipation many of us have about the fall out from the global economic downturn that is … Read More
I recently wrote a post on my earlier blog site (which has unfortunately disappeared along with my older articles into my hosting server’s archives!) commenting on the state of the world economy as we draw towards the end of 2009 … Read More
Just a quick final post for today to hopefully finish checking my blog site formatting! One of my interests is researching the many scams and cons that abound in the “business opportunity” market place. For this reason I have set … Read More
One of the areas where I have been involved over recent years is investigating fraud arising out of insolvent estates and organisations. This is where a bankrupt person or director of an insolvent company has, in preparationn for, or in contemplation of the impending … Read More
