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Why Employee Fraud could happen to you

Another recent article discusses the rise of fraud and theft perpetrated by company insiders. Employers should be aware of the potential exposure they have from employees, especially if they haven't conducted thorough background checks on new hires, as well as follow up background checks on employees who have promoted to higher positions of trust and authority. Corra Group recommends combining a nationwide criminal database search with at least one hand-pulled criminal record search in the candidates last county of residence.

Survey on economic crime found that nearly half of all businesses have been victimized by fraud in the past two years.
By Daniel Kehrer

Question: A fellow entrepreneur confided recently that he suspected a trusted employee of stealing from his business. Then another business owner I know was hit with check fraud. It got me thinking how vulnerable we are to different types of theft or fraud, from both inside and out. What can be done?

-- FEELING VULNERABLE

Answer: The facts on fraud are frightening. "Rising economic crime poses a growing threat to business,"

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posted by Nicholas Gustavson @ 4:12 PM