Anti-Corruption Strategies – Beat the Fraudsters at Their Own Game

Dec. 2, 2009 - PRLog -- When times are hard fraudulent behaviour becomes more complex. During hard times organised crime - online and offline – evolves faster. Today's scams are horribly sophisticated. As a result many more people and organisations fall victim. So what anti corruption strategies can businesses and individuals put in place to combat these new threats?

“Financial, Business and Social anti-corruption and fraud protection are hot topics.” says Daniel Leu of Marcus Evans (http://www.marcusevans.com/), a leading conference organiser that helps business leaders to mitigate business risk. “The good news is that this rising tide of crime is being met head on with equally sophisticated anti-corruption strategies. As the criminals raise their stakes, those charged with preventing fraud and corruption raises their stakes in line.”  

This is war. And it isn't likely to end any time soon. Fraudsters and anti-corruption experts are working neck and neck. Some days the fraudsters have the upper hand. Other days the anti-corruption industry takes the lead.    

“If you are responsible for business protection or you're charged with anti corruption strategies, it is absolutely vital to keep ahead of current developments.” adds Daniel Leu. “During 2008 the Internet Crime Complaint Centre alone received 33% more complaints than in 2007. A huge variety of fraud types were reported. From auction fraud to non-delivery, fraudulent lotteries, identity theft, work at home scams and the notorious Nigerian e-mail scam.”  

One thing is clear: knowledge is power. Insider fraud (http://marcusevansblog.com/blog/2009/09/08/marcus-evans-s...) is on the increase. It is a real and ever-present threat to businesses and individuals worldwide. Frightening developments like account takeover fraud and investment fraud are going from strength to strength. Finding out about – and putting in place – the latest anti corruption strategies is the only way to protect yourself and your business effectively.

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