The Big Apple Delivers: Fraud Examiners Get the Instruction they Need At Eleventh Annual Fraud Conference & Trade Show
Broadway turned out to be the right way for fraud examiners from around the globe as they converged on the Big Apple for the Eleventh Annual Fraud Conference and Trade Show and got what they needed – practical, meaty instruction seasoned with invaluable

The CFE Academy Experience
When I was notified that my department was sending me to the CFE Academy to learn about computer fraud, I was delighted.

Computer forensics: Sanitizing Old Computers
In an age when government agencies and private companies are striving to keep up with current technology, old computers are being sold or recycled to recoup some of the cost associated with upgrading. Does your office "clean" the hard drives before the systems are recycled? How effective is the process they use?

FRAUDBASICS: Con Schemes Abound, Part One
Investment swindles and con schemes have been around for centuries, but the Internet allows perpetrators to reach a wider audience at little cost.

FRAUDBASICS: Con Schemes Abound, Part Two
Both the savvy and naïve are eligible prey to new business con schemes. Consumer education is the greatest weapon in the war against the pervasive scammers.

Using the law to fight fraud: Conducting kickbank investigations
Kickback investigations can be difficult. Evidence is hard to find and witnesses are even harder to turn. This session will focus on the investigation and resolution of kickback investigations including looking for the warning signs that you'll most likely come across and evaluating the outside parties making the payments.

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 Bytes. Root kits: Digital evidence collection of volatile data
Admittedly, some of the information presented here is on the advanced side of the curve. However, for those who understand the growing need for digital forensics in fraud examination, the latest evolution in the field involves new forensic tools and methods for gathering evidence from live systems. I'll continue to bring you developments when I think that they may have an impact on the way we do fraud examinations of digital evidence.

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.

iFraud. Valuing continuing professional education: Changing insurance field demands it
Business is constantly evolving; it's much more high tech then it was and we now operate in a global environment. Despite the fact that the insurance industry has been around hundreds of years, the only constant is change.

Internet Transactions at Risk: New Security Solutions are Needed
Fraud examiners and auditors must realize that the Internet is now the preeminent fraud battleground.

A Maybe Baby: Adoption Fraud Aided by Internet
What began as a routine income tax review for one of my clients, developed into a case that eventually sent a woman to prison for arranging adoptions of fictitious babies.

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

Spam & Popups on the Internet: Gleaming White Fraud
If you ever use the Internet, you know about spam. Unsolicited, bulk e-mails that are sent at one time to several thousand people, are estimated to cost the U.S. economy $9 billion a year, according to a study conducted by Ferris Research.

Trends in tech fraud schemes: Part One. Let's (not) do the twist
Here are the technological twists fraud examiners are now up against: crafty phishing e-mails, new online classified scams; and risk of intellectual property loss from MP3 players, music downloading programs, and (yes) lava lamps.

Whom Do You Trust? Doing Business and Deterring Fraud in a Global e-Marketplace
Eye-to-eye' business deals quickly are being replaced by 'I-to-I' electronic transactions. Speed and efficiency are displacing trust and verification.

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