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• How Is Insurance Fraud Investigated?
  Fraud can come in many different guises when it impacts a company or an organisation. One of the most common is when customers obtain credit without the intention of paying. This article discusses some of the ways insurance fraud is dealt with.
  Published 18Feb2012, viewed 66 times

• How Does The Proceeds Of Crime Act Deal With Property Held?
  The Proceeds of Crime Act is used with some abandon by the regulators. Therefore a critical assessment of confiscation proceedings is usually required. This article looks at the asset of property that is often miss-understood by the prosecution.
  Published 18Feb2012, viewed 4 times

• What Are The Opportunities For Working Within The Fraud Prevention Industry?
  It is a sad fact that fraud is generally not treated with the same importance as other crimes. Yet its global impact on society and the economy can be measured in hundreds of billions. This is money that most people would rather see spent building hospitals and schools. This article describes the various careers available to those who wish to fight the problem.
  Published 22Jan2012, viewed 25 times

• Three Simple Tips To Achieving More Wealth
  It is possible to increase your wealth by saving on your current expenditure. It is easy to do and certainly much easier than earning additional income. However, why not do both and increase your wealth even more? This article explains how to achieve extra wealth by saving in some critical areas.
  Published 11Feb2012, viewed 13 times

• Can Consultancy Be An Easy Way To Make Money?
  There are many that want to supplement their income with their own business and many more who want to give up their day job altogether. It is possible to do this by just continuing to do the same thing for yourself as you were doing for your old boss. By starting a consulting business you are turning your freshest and most used skills into a consulting business.
  Published 22Jan2012, viewed 158 times

• How Exposed Is The Forensic Accountant?
  A forensic accountant has many different roles in cases of white collar crime. Sometimes accountants themselves are involved in the crimes. This article discusses how legitimate fraud accountants should avoid becoming too close to the matter at hand!
  Published 14Jan2012, viewed 41 times

• What Does The Fraud Accountant Do?
  The definition of fraud can be very variable. The word can even be used to describe people who are not sincere. This article explains the work of an accountant who specialises in investigating financial frauds.
  Published 14Jan2012, viewed 103 times

• Why Is The Problem Of Fraud So Great Yet Goes Unnoticed?
  Fraud is all around us yet many people do not give it a second thought. This article explains why everybody should be on the look out for sharp practice and fraud that threatens our financial security.
  Published 07Jan2012, viewed 57 times

• The Value Of Identity To The Fraudster
  Unfair accusations can lead to an even more unpleasant experience than the repercussions if you had been correctly accused. These might concern a criminal act that you did not commit or alleged activity that reduces someone\'s profits in a civil dispute. This articles discusses some of the pitfalls for the unwary.
  Published 05Jan2012, viewed 82 times

• Money Laundering - The Life Blood Of Crime?
  Without a means to safely dispose of proceeds from theft, fraud and drugs sales there would be no point to most criminal activity. This article discusses how the authorities now target money laundering sometimes more than they do the predicate crimes!
  Published 13Dec2011, viewed 54 times

• 5 Tips For Preventing Fraud In Your Business
  Fraud is a big problem around the world and seems to be getting worse. However, this article describes some cost effective measures you can take that will reduce the risk to your business.
  Published 15Nov2011, viewed 75 times

• What Kind Of Work Does A Forensic Accountant Do?
  The forensic accountant is often not utilised as much as possible by the authorities. This article discusses why this can often be a mistake.
  Published 13Nov2011, viewed 178 times

• Should The Public Pay For Criminal Defence?
  This article discusses the need for public funding - not just for the investigation and prosecution of crime but also for the cost of defending it!
  Published 08Nov2011, viewed 79 times

• Why Does The World Tolerate Fraud?
  The line between fraud and honest business is not always clear. This article will discuss this and why fraud is actually part of the economy, albeit an unwelcome one.
  Published 02Nov2011, viewed 80 times

• How Can You Use Forensic Accounting Techniques To Solve Fraud?
  Forensic accountants and fraud investigators often do the same work. In fact they are often treated as the same persons. This article examines the forensic accounting techniques used by both.
  Published 24Oct2011, viewed 128 times

• How To Investigate Income Tax Fraud
  We all hate paying taxes. However, if everybody paid the tax they should be would all have to pay a lot less! This article discusses some of the problems when trying to deal with tax evasion.
  Published 18Oct2011, viewed 67 times

• How To Combat Organised Crime
  Confiscating assets was thought to be the answer to organised crime. However, it does not need much crime to be deemed to have a criminal lifestyle and in this case petty crimes could potentially cause confiscation orders of millions! This article discusses how a potential cure to crime can have some unwelcome side affects.
  Published 18Oct2011, viewed 48 times

• The Risks Of Encountering Fraud When Trying To Make Money
  Fraud is a big problem that seems to be growing year on year. This article explains why it is often the most successeful businesses that suffer.
  Published 15Oct2011, viewed 54 times

• How Much Accountancy Is There In Fraud Investigation?
  Fraud investigation sounds exciting, accountancy does not. Yet it is the accountancy skills that are needed in any successeful fraud investigation as this article shows.
  Published 12Oct2011, viewed 83 times

• The Forensic Accountant's Role In Corporate Theft
  Fraud affects more and more businesses every year. This is why the forensic accountant's role is becoming more and more important. This article explains why forensic accountancy has become an essential business tool.
  Published 12Oct2011, viewed 129 times

• Why Should You Be Aware Of Long Firm Fraud?
  Long firm fraud describes a company that has been set up to intentionally defraud its suppliers. This article highlights the problem that can face any company that sells business to business and warns not to put too much reliance on just a few key customers.
  Published 21Sep2011, viewed 104 times

• How To Save Your Business A Fortune
  Fraud is a problem featured in the news everyday. It can cost a business dearly - yet there is a lot that can be done to protect assets from the fraudster. This article provides practical advice how to reduce the risk of fraud in an organisation.
  Published 12Sep2011, viewed 61 times

• The Financial Impact Of Fraud In Your Business
  Fraud is a problem for all businesses yet many managers do not see it as a risk. This article explains why it is better not to wait until the fraudster hits before doing something about the problem.
  Published 05Sep2011, viewed 83 times

• The Role of the Financial Investigator
  Financial investigation covers a wide range of activities. One of the most interesting and demanding is fraud investigation that requires a wide range of skills and considerable expertise. This article discusses the way in which an investigator might go about his business.
  Published 04Sep2011, viewed 153 times

• How to Spot a Great Business Opportunity Lead
  When looking to start a business it is essential that you have some idea of what you would like to do. It is not enough, just to want to work for yourself, as this on its own will lead to desperation. You will more likely be taken in by the gloss and sparkle of a flashy marketing program and end up wasting your money.
  Published 30Sep2010, viewed 512 times

• What is The Difference Between Sharp Business Practice and Fraud?
  Fraud is on the increase if the estimates are to be believed. Even the estimates will not include all fraud which is a hidden crime that goes on unnoticed beneath the surface of the economy. This article looks at why the levels may be even higher than these official estimates due to not including many areas of bad business practice.
  Published 29Sep2010, viewed 319 times

• How to Stay Fit at 50
  As the years pass, keeping up your fitness levels becomes more difficult. This article discusses why it is still important to maintain your health, but that you just might have to work harder at it.
  Published 29Sep2010, viewed 269 times

• Why Use a Forensic Accountant?
  Forensic Accounting is not only a financial discipline, but one that requires the ability to present extremely well. This article examines why they are often required to assist in legal disputes that result in their opinions being sought during a trial.
  Published 25Sep2010, viewed 232 times

• The Importance of Getting Your Scuba Diving Gear Balanced
  Make a mistake with choosing your diving gear and you may well give up the sport altogether. Comfortable diving makes for a happy and safe pursuit of this sport. This article discusses why some thought and a lot of research should go into the acquisition of your diving equipment.
  Published 25Sep2010, viewed 367 times

• Why Are More Frauds Not Prevented?
  The leading economies of the West seem to be the hardest hit when it comes to the problem of fraud. Losses to the fraudster and the cost of dealing with the problem are more than many other nations' national budgets. This article looks at possible reasons why frauds carry on through several years and many others are never discovered at all.
  Published 22Sep2010, viewed 161 times

• What is the Best Retirement Hobby - Fishing or Golf?
  Many people say that you should take up a hobby during your life that will be suitable for your retirement. You will have many years once you have stopped working that will need filling if you are not going to become bored and depressed. This article discusses the relative merits of golf and fishing as retirement sports.
  Published 18Sep2010, viewed 350 times

• Will Access to Justice be Denied for Fraudsters?
  Fraud is a very big problem in the UK and in all leading countries. Its incidence is on the rise if official estimates are to be believed, and the harsh public sector cuts resulting from the economic downturn mean that there is less funding for the police and other fraud regulatory agencies. This article discusses how the problem may or may not balance itself out.
  Published 17Oct2010, viewed 203 times

• Can Anyone Work for Themselves?
  To work for yourself is the dream of many. It might be for freedom, to work from home or to make lots of money. Whatever the reason for dreaming, this article discusses some of the pitfalls encountered if you do make the break.
  Published 16Oct2010, viewed 130 times

• How Important are Expert Witness Skills for a Fraud Investigator?
  Fraud is a big problem these days. All estimates say that it is increasing and that the current down turn in the economy will highlight many new frauds in the coming years. This article looks at the potential need for more fraud trials requiring expert accounting witnesses.
  Published 15Oct2010, viewed 202 times

• Comparing the Police with Forensic Accountants
  Fraud is an ever increasing problem for the economy. Estimates put its cost at over £30 billion in the UK alone every year. If it is such a big problem there must be some form of protection for businesses and individuals who are the fraudsters targets. This article looks at the main people involved with investigating fraud.
  Published 15Sep2010, viewed 148 times

• The Threat of Fraud To the New Business Start Up
  A new business venture can be vulnerable to the attention of the fraudster. This article highlights the problems and provides advice on what to do to protect the business.
  Published 03Mar2010, viewed 163 times

• The Hidden Cost of Fraud To The Economy
  Fraud is a hidden crime and nobody really knows how much it is costing us. This article explains some of the underlying contributors to the high level of tax fraud in the UK.
  Published 28Feb2010, viewed 213 times

• How To Make the Big Step In Business
  Every business has to start somewhere, even the largest. This article discusses the driving forces that turn a small self emplyed service business into a multinational.
  Published 27Feb2010, viewed 189 times

• How To Instruct Scuba Diving Techniques
  For the keen scuba diver a natural progression is to become an instructor. Accidents in scuba diving usually highlight bad training and could be avoided. This article points out the importance of good instructing to the safety of divers generally.
  Published 25Feb2010, viewed 250 times

• Ground Baiting For Pike
  Long range fishing for pike can have its disadvantages on occasion. You will feel less in touch with the fish when it bites. This article explains how ground baiting for pike can bring the fish to you.
  Published 24Feb2010, viewed 281 times

• Understanding The Philosophy And Economics Of Online Business Opportunities
  Many people are attracted to the Internet as a way to make money. They are often disappointed and many give up. When people realize that any business will pay back profits that match the time, effort and financial resources invested, they may be in with a chance for success.
  Published 23Feb2010, viewed 257 times

• How Can You Work As A Professional Expert Witness?
  Expert witnesses are commonly used to assist the court in all types of litigation and prosecution. Experts can be drawn from professions and asked to deliver an expert opinion relating to their line of work. On the other hand forensic accountants often work as full time experts.
  Published 21Feb2010, viewed 225 times

• Getting The Most From Your Diving Holiday
  For those fortunate enough to be able to go abroad on a diving holiday it pays to find out about the diving and local conditions before you go. This article tells you how to get more out of your scuba holiday if you are prepared.
  Published 19Feb2010, viewed 271 times

• Fish Rustling - the New Crime?
  Carp fishing is becoming very popular and a valuable industry is growing up around it. This includes an illegal market for the fish. This article explains how rustlers are targeting monster carp and how some unscrupulous fishery owners will turn a blind eye when it comes to buying fish.
  Published 19Feb2010, viewed 250 times

• Obtaining Finance For Your New Business
  There are a number of sources of finance available to you for your new business. This article discusses why you need a business plan even if you use savings or borrow family money.
  Published 18Feb2010, viewed 265 times

• How Do Public Sector Funding Cutbacks Increase The Risk Of Fraud?
  Cutbacks in public spending affect everybody. However, it is possible that reductions in funding for fraud investigation and criminal prosecutions will not help in the fight against fraud. This article discusses some of the issues surrounding the tightening of the public purse strings.
  Published 16Feb2010, viewed 210 times

• How To Start a Trout Farming Business
  Trout farming was at its peak over twenty years ago. However, it is still possible to establish a lucrative business farming fish if you have access to the right resources. This article tells you what is involved in setting up a trout farm business.
  Published 13Feb2010, viewed 1267 times

• How to Make the Most of Winter Fishing
  Winter fishing often puts many anglers off. This article offers some helpful tips that can make winter fishing more enjoyable and increase the chances of success.
  Published 13Feb2010, viewed 246 times

• Preparing For Your First Red Sea Liveaboard Scuba Diving Trip
  There is so much to see under the water in the Red Sea and a live-aboard trip is one of the best ways of doing this. It pays to know what to take with you as diving equipment is heavy and baggage allowances are often limited. This article helps you plan your trip and what gear to take.
  Published 12Feb2010, viewed 300 times

• Can Drop Shipping Work as a Business?
  Drop Shipping seems to be an ideal business opportunity. You do not hold stock and your cash flow is positive. However, it is not the way to quick riches and this article discusses some of the pitfalls.
  Published 29Jan2010, viewed 204 times

• Why Do People Still Fall For Pyramid Schemes?
  Pyramid selling schemes still flourish and people still fall for them. This article explains how genuine multi level marketing schemes offer a genuine product whereas pyramid schemes do not.
  Published 22Jan2010, viewed 525 times

• Can Network Marketing Provide a Real and Sustainable Income?
  Network Marketing is a legitimate business opportunity and can provide a valuable source of income. However, it pays to approach with care, and this article highlights some of the reasons why Multi Level Marketing has inherited a bad name.
  Published 21Jan2010, viewed 228 times

• How To Set Up and Run a Successful Consultancy Business From Home
  Consultancy is a low cost business to get into, especially when based at home. This article explains how it is possible to set up a home based consultancy business, even if you do not have an obvious expertise.
  Published 15Jan2010, viewed 390 times

• What Are Your Small Business Tax Obligations?
  Taxation can be an administrative burden on any business but the penalties for neglecting it can be great. This article explains what your basic obligations are if you are setting up a new business and why you should start keeping proper records from day one.
  Published 14Jan2010, viewed 332 times

• How to Spot the Carousel Fraud
  Carousel fraud has been a big problem in the UK for HM Customs & Revenue over recent years. Moves have been made to remove the framework that allows it to happend but unless this is extended much further it is bound to continue.
  Published 06Jan2010, viewed 698 times

• Buoyancy - the Most Important Scuba Diving Skill?
  Buoyancy seems such a mundane subject for the scuba diver, but it is actually the most important skill that needs to be mastered. This article examines some of the main reasons why.
  Published 02Jan2010, viewed 351 times

• How to Recover Assets After Fraud
  The use of insolvency powers can be a powerful tool when recovering assets after a fraud. However, it is only suitable for cases where the victim company can be allowed to fail completely. This article examines the way in which assets can be recoverd in these circumstances.
  Published 31Dec2009, viewed 225 times

• Why are we falling for the same old scams and other fraudulent business opportunities?
  The popular 1973 film Paper Moon was a tale about fraud. It is amazing to see that more than three decades later we have still not learned to spot the same old scams!
  Published 27Dec2009, viewed 261 times

• Why Choosing the Right Diving Equipment Will Improve Your Scuba Diving
  The importance of choosing the right scuba equipment cannot be emphasized enough. This article discusses the need to choose the right gear for your diving that is comfortable to use.
  Published 18Dec2009, viewed 326 times

• Why do Company Directors Fail in their Obligations of Fraud Prevention?
  Fraud prevention is understood by many business owners and managers but often neglected. Complacency where simple fraud prevention measures would suffice is an open invitation to the fraudster. This article looks at the basic things a business should be doing.
  Published 17Dec2009, viewed 230 times

• Why Fish for Bigger Pike
  The mist over the water at dawn is a powerful attraction for the angler. It adds to the mysticism of the pike when seeking this powerful predator. This article describes the lure of pike fishing at its best.
  Published 13Jan2010, viewed 402 times

• How to Find Products for your eBay Business
  eBay is a powerful marketplace and can provide a substantial shop front for your business. However, to make it work you need to source the right goods at the right price. This articles highlights some of the points to look out for.
  Published 10Jan2010, viewed 233 times

• Fraud Investigation - a Novel Approach
  Many victims of fraud view the prospect of a fraud investigation with trepidation. They fear disruption or expensive legal and accounting costs getting out of hand. It is possible to compromise by teaming up internal resources with some expert guidance.
  Published 09Dec2009, viewed 191 times

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