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FBI Warning: Account Takeover Fraud Is Rising. Are You Sure You’re Talking to Your Bank?
January 6, 2026
FBI Warning: Account Takeover Fraud Is Rising. Are You Sure You’re Talking to Your Bank? At Detect-a-Fraud, we see the same pattern again and again. Smart business owners.Trusted employees.Established banks. And yet the money still disappears. The FBI recently issued a warning about a surge in account takeover fraud, where criminals impersonate financial institutions and
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Paying Invoices Is Easy. Verifying Them Is Where Businesses Fail.
December 25, 2025
Most businesses believe vendor fraud would be obvious. A fake company. Massive dollar amounts. A trail of red flags waving wildly in the air. That is not how it usually happens. In a recent federal case, a Florida man was sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement and fraud after submitting false invoices and
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When Your Voice Isn’t Really Yours
December 23, 2025
The Rise of AI Voice Fraud and Why “It Sounded Like You” Is No Defense Picture this. Your bookkeeper gets a call. It’s your voice. Same tone. Same urgency. Same phrases you always use. “I need you to wire this today. I’m in a meeting and can’t text. This is time-sensitive.” The money is sent.And
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How Businesses Can Prevent ACH Fraud Before It Starts
December 18, 2025
When an employee pulls off fraudulent ACH payments, it shakes a business to its core. You trust someone with your financial engine, and suddenly that trust is weaponized. But here’s the part most business owners overlook: ACH fraud usually isn’t about a criminal mastermind. It’s about weak systems that make fraud easy. If one person
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When Fraud Shows Up at Home: What Nonprofits Can Learn From the Minneapolis Chamber Case
December 16, 2025
Every nonprofit loves to say, “We trust our people.”And that’s great. Trust matters. Mission matters. Community impact matters. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: none of that stops fraud.In fact, it often creates the perfect conditions for it. Take the recent Minneapolis case. A well-known chamber CEO pleaded guilty after diverting organizational funds and having a
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When Your CFO Has “Too Much Power”: How Smart Companies Stay Safe Without Killing Trust
December 11, 2025
If you’ve ever handed over the financial keys of your business and thought, “I hope they’re doing the right thing,” you’re not alone. Most owners want to trust their CFO or top finance person. And honestly, trust is healthy… until it turns into blind trust. That’s exactly how companies end up on the wrong side
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“I follow the money, interpret the evidence, and explain it in plain language. That’s how fraud gets found and trust gets rebuilt.”
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