All Fraud articles – Page 4
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Analysis
VAT Fraud Investigation
The Committee will consider various fraudulent schemes, including carousel fraud and missing trader fraud. VAT fraud is estimated to cost the Treasury between £2bn and £8bn a year, and scams are becoming increasingly complex to counter member states attempts to curb the practice. The fraud works by traders selling goods ...
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Features
Not a victimless crime
Sean Holohan discusses the conflicts felt by would-be whistleblowers and the damage that can result if they fail to speak out
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Spotting the bad apples
How do you spot a fraudulent employee? Hitesh Patel gives some guidelines
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Analysis
Fraud figures up
The total number of fraud cases in the UK rose by 14% in 2004, according to the latest figures from KPMG's Fraud Barometer, while the overall value of the frauds fell by 12%
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Coming Clean
How well are institutions coping with money-laundering regulations Lee Coppack investigates
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Analysis
Facing up to Fraud
UK and continental European companies have different views on corporate fraud, with financial reporting misdemeanours higher on the European agenda
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Analysis
Directors fear an increasing level of risk
According to a survey by risk consultants Kroll and Director magazine, British directors fear that a strong economy will encourage fraud and computer crime as the economic upturn takes hold
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Analysis
Fighting fraud
Following the recent UK case of former City secretary Joyti De-Laurey, who was jailed for seven years for defrauding her bosses of nearly £45m, many businesses do not realise that they may soon be req
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Features
Is your e-business secure?
Around 100,000 organisations were recently disrupted by the arrival of Slammer, a particularly malicious computer programme...
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Reduce Legal Risks
Some of the ways you can reduce legal risks associated with employee fraud.
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Telecoms - More Vulnerable Than Most?
Telecommunications companies focus on subscriber fraud but they should take account of other risks too
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Behaviour In The Boardroom,
While existing laws should have been enough to prevent the Enron and WorldCom scandals
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Stopping the leak
Steve Allen tells a salutary tale of how a disgruntled employee used technology to steal information and damage his employer's reputation.