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A vital handbook for fraud prevention If you are in business, chances are you have already lost money to fraud perhaps more money than you may realise. Here are some of the true but startling facts about fraud in America: More than 1,400,000 cheques are forged every day Cost in losses to US businesses: USD27.3 million daily. Employee fraud costs businesses USD400 billion in annual losses. 500,000 people are victimised every year by identity theft. The average time to straighten things out and clear the damages: two years. Now there is a way to spot and stop fraud before it can do serious damage to you or your business. This is a book you will be glad to keep handy -- for employee training, for ready-reference, and to foil the fraud artists and bolster your bottom line.

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• Foreword(p. vii)
• Introduction: Protect Yourself for Success(p. xvii)
• Acknowledgments(p. xxiii)
• Chapter 1 General Fraud Techniques: Understanding the Methods of the Con Artists(p. 1)
• Forgery
• Counterfeiting
• Alterations
• Substitutions
• Additions
• Interlineations
• Chapter 2 Materials for Manipulation: Analyzing a Questioned Document(p. 13)
• Inventory of Submitted Evidence
• Examination of Printing/Machine Processes
• Photocopy Process Examination
• Paper Examination
• Examination of Mechanical Printing
• Examination of Rubber Stamp Impressions
• Infrared Examination of Inks
• Examination of Folds/Crease Marks, Punch Holes, Staples, and Tape
• Latent Writing Tests
• Handwriting Examinations
• Chapter 3 The Power of the Pen: The Strength of Signatures on Documents(p. 21)
• Anatomy of a Signature
• Common Signature Forgery Techniques
• "Forgeproofing" Your Signature
• Signature Stamps
• Digital/Electronic Signatures
• Writing Implements
• Chapter 4 Preventing Contract Fraud: Preparing "Iron-Clad" Contracts(p. 31)
• Legitimate Contract Denial
• Signature Denial
• Substituted Pages
• Bogus Contract Enforcement
• Forged Signatures
• Signature Epiphanies
• Substituted Pages
• Altered Contracts
• Remedies to Contract Fraud
• Chapter 5 Accounting and General Business Practices: Everyday Protection Against Potential Fraud(p. 45)
• "Fraudproof" Your Accounting Practices(p. 45)
• Embezzlement Schemes
• Bogus Invoicing Scams
• Phone Solicitations
• Merchandise Return Scams
• Preparing Company Checks
• Time Card Schemes
• General Office Procedures(p. 57)
• Securing Your Private Office
• Handling the Mail
• Taking Out the Trash
• Chapter 6 Recognizing Bogus Negotiable Instruments: Accepting Checks, Money Orders, Cashier's Checks, and Traveler's Checks(p. 61)
• The Anatomy of an Authentic Check
• Steps for Detecting Fraudulent Checks
• The "Inkless" Fingerprint System
• Guarantee Cards and Warrants
• Cashier's Checks
• Money Orders
• Traveler's Checks
• Using a Loupe
• "Safe Hours" and Negotiable Instruments
• Accepting Identifications
• Chapter 7 Recognizing Counterfeit U.S. Currency: All that Glitters is not Gold(p. 79)
• Security Features of New U.S. Currency
• Table: Counterfeit vs. Genuine Currency
• Additional Procedures for Recognizing Counterfeit Currency
• Chapter 8 Preventing Credit and Debit Card Fraud: Extending or Using Credit(p. 89)
• Counterfeit Credit Cards
• Stolen Credit Cards
• Signatures on Credit Cards
• Falsified Credit Applications
• Checking Account "Debit" Cards
• Likely Fraud Sources
• Extending Credit to Customers
• Vulnerable Seasons(p. 95)
• Chapter 9 Restaurant and Tavern Pilfering Scams: Don't Let Employees Eat Up Your Profits(p. 99)
• Food Service Scams(p. 99)
• Duplicate Check Scam
• Coupon Scams
• Discount Scams
• Gift Certificate Scams
• Pilfered Food
• Bartender Scams(p. 103)
• "Memory" Scam
• Open Drawer/Busy Night Scam
• Substitution of Liquors
• "Short drink" Scam
• Chapter 10. Medical Malpractice Exposed in Patient Charts: Investigative Methods to Reveal "Cover Ups"(p. 107)
• Keeping Careful Medical Records(p. 107)
• Overall File Consistency
• Signatures, Initials, and Handwriting
• Infrared Examinations
• Latent Handwriting Examinations
• Examination of Mechanical Impressions
• Examinations of "Trace Evidence"
• Sign-In Sheets
• Fraud by Medical Patients
• Chapter 11. Fraud in the Insurance and Banking Industries: Safeguarding Financial Assets(p. 115)
• Six Types of Insurance Fraud(p. 115)
• Bogus Claims and the Importance of Documentation(p. 118)
• Fraud in the Banking Industry(p. 120)
• External Bank Fraud(p. 120)
• Loan Scams
• Securities and Investment Frauds
• New Account Scams
• Merchant Fraud Against the Bank
• "Inkless" Fingerprint Program
• Loan Scams and Bogus Bankers
• Internal Bank Fraud(p. 125)
• Fraud Against Bank Customers
• Chapter 12. Real Estate and Probate Documents: Deeds, Wills, and Forgeries(p. 129)
• Real Estate Documents(p. 129)
• Direct Real Estate Transactions(p. 132)
• Fraud Issues in Real Estate(p. 133)
• Meta-escrow Fraud
• Real Estate Scam Artists
• Probate Issues(p. 136)
• Two Types of Wills
• Holographic Wills
• Typewritten Wills
• Preparing a Will
• Where to Keep Your Will
• Contesting a Will
• Chapter 13. Avoiding Personal and Investment Fraud: Hanging on to that Nest Egg(p. 145)
• Identity Theft(p. 146)
• Unauthorized Loans
• Unauthorized Credit Cards
• Internet Identity Fraud
• Protect Yourself from Identity Fraud
• Telemarketing Scams(p. 149)
• Investment Schemes(p. 150)
• Bogus Stock Transfers
• West African (Nigerian) Scams
• Fraud Against the Elderly(p. 154)
• Ponzi Schemes
• Promissory Note Fraud
• Bogus Invoicing to Alzheimer's Patients
• Romance Scams
• Chapter 14. Computer and Internet Fraud: Outsmarting High-Tech Scammers(p. 161)
• "Desktop Counterfeiting"(p. 162)
• Cut-and-Paste Forgeries(p. 163)
• Digitized Authorizing Signatures(p. 164)
• Computer Date/Time Changes(p. 165)
• Saving and Deleting of Computer Files(p. 166)
• Data and Mirror Image Backups(p. 167)
• Fraud in Network Environments(p. 169)
• Preventing External Attacks
• Using Internet Technologies to Commit Fraud(p. 172)
• Auction Fraud on the Internet
• Credit Card Fraud on the Internet
• Purchasing Software on the Internet
• Prescription Drug Sales on the Internet
• Espionage on the Internet
• Bulletin Board Fraud on the Internet
• Online Work-at-Home Offers
• E-mail(p. 178)
• E-mail Abuses
• E-Signatures(p. 180)
• Chapter 15. Dealing with Anonymous Documents: Investigating Espionage, Threats, and Harassment in the Work Place(p. 183)
• Anonymous Notes and Letters(p. 184)
• Generally Harassing Notes
• Sexually Harassing Notes
• Death Threats or Threats of Assault
• Sabotage Notes and Bomb Threats
• Preserving an Anonymous Document(p. 188)
• Investigative Steps(p. 190)
• Aiding Law Enforcement Investigations
• Chapter 16. When Fraud has Already Occurred Systematic Solutions for Damage Control(p. 197)
• Questioned Document Examination(p. 198)
• Work of Questioned Document Examiners
• "Forensic Document Examination"
• The Scientific Method
• Questioned Document Examination and Litigation
• Care and Marking of Questioned Documents(p. 205)
• Selecting a Qualified Documents Expert(p. 207)
• Appendix A. Glossary-Index(p. 211)
• Appendix B. Handwriting Identification: Formula for Authenticity (Technical Paper)(p. 219)
• Appendix C. Documents Affected by Forgery(p. 227)
• Appendix D. Description of the Term "Forgery"(p. 228)

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