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A Closer Look at Online Fraud: Romance Scams
You’ve met that perfect person online ? they make you laugh, they’re charming and you feel really connected to them. The problem is, they say they live in another country. Not only that, but they have also been asking you for small amounts of money, or gifts, over the time you have known them. You send the money and gifts because they are… perfect. What you don’t know is that this person may not be the dream come true you think they are.
A Closer Look at Corporate Fraud: Part 1 (An Introduction)
Frauds targeting businesses and organizations are rampant. The reliance on electronic transactions, e-transfers, electronic communications and other modern day business systems eases the processing of corporate transactions, however, these same systems can be quite vulnerable to manipulation by professional fraudsters. Your organization has to take steps to thwart these online criminals. Just as having a fire alarm or burglar alarm, organizations must evaluate their fraud risks and take steps to mitigate these risks.
Choosing a Private Investigation Firm: What You Need to Know
Not all private investigation agencies in Toronto and the GTA are reputable and choosing the right private investigator can have a huge impact on your case and overall reputation. Selecting a competent, knowledgeable and most importantly experienced private investigation agency is crucial. If you were to proceed with a shady agency the damage and liability this can cause you can come at a very high price. Below are the considerations that you must take into account.
Do Not Make These 8 Mistakes When Hiring A Private Investigator
Hiring a private investigator in Toronto can be overwhelming or intimidating for a lot of people. The wrong choice can mean an expensive mistake or consequences that cannot be reverted. How do you go about hiring a private investigator while avoiding mistakes?
But Who Would Target My Business?
I have presented to many business people and organizations and the most common question I receive is, “Why would we be a target of online attacks”? There are many reasons; corporate espionage, your competitors, fraud, theft of customer and vendor information and the most common reason – ransomeware (the theft of your data for monetary gain).
Haywood Hunt and Associates Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Mark Fenton to lead the OSINT | Intelligence Division of their Corporate Investigations Team.
As a 28 year veteran of the Vancouver Police Department, and 12 years spent in the Technological Crimes Unit, Mark recovered approximately $600 million in compromised financial data. He has provided crucial intelligence in relation to a number of high profile data breaches across North America, which resulted in the successful arrests of a number of global suspects.
$11M COVID-19 Fraud Probe says Toronto Man Took Money to India
A Toronto bureaucrat was fired following a fraud probe concerning $11M in COVID-19 funds. The probe?s court documents state that Sanjay Madan took tens of thousands of dollars to India. According to court documents, Madan worked as a computer specialist in Toronto for the Ontario government prior to allegedly flying to India together with tens of thousands of dollars in cash after he was confronted about the missing money.
Infidelity Statistics for 2020. Do Women or Men Cheat More?
Around 25% of those who are married and around 40% of those in other romantic relationships experience at least one incident of cheating. In fact, a survey published in an issue of Marriage and Divorce says that 70% of all Americans get involved in some kind of affair at least once during their marriage.
Covid-19 Compliance Investigations in Toronto & the GTA
With the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic still raging across Ontario and all of Canada, it is more important than ever for individuals and businesses to follow government health guidelines.?