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Recent Articles from Gina Bliss

Commentary August 9, 2010

Fraud Facts: Unemployment ripe opportunity for fraud

One of my brothers is receiving unemployment insurance payments. He was laid off from a company whose operations are dependent on large contracts: No contracts, no jobs. The company laid off hundreds of workers ...

Commentary June 11, 2010

Fraud Facts: Facebook: Friend or foe?

I started using Facebook so that I could see pictures of my nieces and nephews who live all over the country. I didn’t realize it would become so addicting, and that I would open myself up to fraud.

Commentary April 9, 2010

Fraud Facts: Corruption in Rochester? Say it ain’t so

Political corruption is very common in some countries of the world. In those places it may be difficult to transact business or even help the poor without participating in corrupt practices such as bribery.

Commentary March 5, 2010

Fraud Facts: Cyber crimes are on the rise

Do you remember the movie “Catch Me If You Can”? I loved it, probably because I’m a fraud geek. It was based on the true story of Frank W. Abagnale ...

Commentary February 5, 2010

Fraud Facts: Homebuyer credit frauds reported

One of my clients got married and purchased his first home in 2008. He claimed the credit for first-time homebuyers on his tax return.

Commentary January 11, 2010

Embezzlement in the news

News in Rochester last week included a story about an embezzlement at a small local bank. I have assumed embezzlement is very difficult at a bank. After all, when I go to the bank I see security cameras everywhere I look. Banks probably have top-notch internal controls. A successful embezzlement probably would require collusion among […]

Commentary December 14, 2009

Fraudsters messing with the IRS

A client called me and said he was excited because he received an e-mail from the IRS notifying him that he had an additional refund just waiting for him to claim. He went on to say that all he had to do was provide his bank account information and the refund would be deposited into […]

Commentary November 9, 2009

Grandma and the computer

Last December I went back to my home town to visit. I was window shopping on Main Street when an old friend from high school came up and wondered if he could talk to me about my grandmother. Dave was working for a package delivery service over the holidays and had delivered several packages with […]

Commentary September 14, 2009

Taxpayers: Beware the wrong tax preparer

My friend, George, ran into an acquaintance at a local bar. George knew the guy prepared tax returns, so he asked him about a tax notice he received. His accountant had told him he should pay it because the IRS was correct, and he had overlooked some income on his return for the year in […]

Commentary August 10, 2009

Is stealing time harder than it used to be≠

If your employer provides you with a vehicle, it’s possible they know where you are whenever you use it. A construction superintendent told me he received a call from his home office one day, wanting to know where he was. He told them he was at the job site. The office had follow-up questions and […]

Commentary July 13, 2009

Beware: Bounced checks are on the rise

Recently I met someone whose job is to collect on bad checks for a bank. If someone told you that at a party, you would probably think “ho hum.” I, on the other hand, was fascinated. I started asking questions. It turns out that business is booming in this economy. There are more bounced checks […]

Commentary June 8, 2009

The whistleblowers among us

In the fraud arena, whistleblowers are heroes. Time magazine selected three whistleblowers as its “People of the Year” in 2002. Harry Markopolos recently became famous for trying, and trying, to blow the whistle on Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. Whistleblowers are crucial to the work of uncovering fraud. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ 2008 Report to […]

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