16th Annual ACFE Fraud Conference & Exhibition: The watchword was 'deterrence'
Their heads were spinning. The 1,500 plus fraud examiners from 50 countries left the 16th Annual ACFE Fraud Conference & Exhibition in Washington, D.C. in July with the beneficial effects of information overload. With just about every possible fraud examination topic covered, the attendees would take weeks - months - to digest it all. But one theme was repeated by speakers throughout the general sessions, 11 tracks, and 88 breakouts: deterrence.

Credit Card Fraud: Your Card in Their Hands
Credit card fraud continues to be a menace especially in developing countries. But credit card companies and issuing banks are working to stay one step ahead of large global syndicates.

Foiling Internet Fraudsters: Preventing Internet credit card fraud
Batman once said, "If only they would use their genius for good instead of evil!" While Internet fraudsters will never stop finding new ways to use cyberspace to victimize, fraud examiners now have methods to prevent their crimes rather than just trying to investigate after the fact.

Fraud in the Cards: Credit Card Misuse Explodes Globally
Fraud examiners can help tackle the problem by exposing credit card fraudsters' methods and by promoting training in the cards industry, government, and law enforcement.

Fraud on the Internet: Postal Inspectors Confront a New Challenge
A new breed of scam artists is using modern technology to swindle far more money than Sutton ever dreamed.

Fraudsters in cyberspace: Growing global Internet menace, Part Two
Law enforcement, regulatory authorities, and consumer organizations have alerted the public to Internet fraud schemes over the past few years. Here are 17 types of schemes that have most victimized Internet users worldwide.

A Happy Ending to a Potential Credit Card Fraud
You can study credit card scams and read about credit card fraud, as I have, but until it is your name on the application, you don’t really understand that sick feeling of being victimized.

Identity Theft: Hunting Down and Nabbing the Thieves - Part 1
Catching identity thieves requires solid cooperation and hard-hitting procedures among fraud examiners, auditors, law enforcement, postal inspectors, the courts, banks, credit card companies, business owners, government, and many others.

Protect Small Business
Small businesses - Especially those that do not have regular audits - have every reason to worry about fraud.

Rules for the Written Record
Documenting the case is every bit as important as investigating it. This article looks at how to record the results so end users receive the information they need and, equally essential, the report stands up in court.

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