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Report on Fraud 2018, Part Five: You’ve Been Defrauded, Now What?

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, fraud deterrence programs, and forensic accounting services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. This blog – the last in a series of five articles by forensic accounting expert David Anderson of David Anderson… Read more »

Focus on Fraud in 2018, Part Four: Corralling Corruption

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, fraud deterrence programs, and forensic accounting services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. This blog – the fourth of a five-part series by forensic accounting expert David Anderson of David Anderson & Associates,… Read more »

Focus on Fraudsters, Part Three: Which Controls Work, and Which Don’t

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, fraud deterrence programs and forensic accounting services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. This blog – the third of a multi-part series by forensic accounting expert David Anderson of David Anderson & Associates,… Read more »

A Closer Look at Fraudsters, Part Two: How They Are Caught and Who They Are

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, fraud deterrence programs and forensic accounting services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. This blog continues the discussion started last week by forensic accounting expert David Anderson of David Anderson & Associates, a… Read more »

A Snapshot of the State of Fraud in America and Beyond in 2018

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, fraud deterrence programs and forensic accounting services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. Every two years, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) commissions a survey of fraud in the United States and… Read more »

Set Up A Tip Hotline to Help Stave Off Business Fraud

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, fraud deterrence programs and forensic accounting services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. Many business owners and executives believe performing a formal financial audit each year is the most effective way of detecting… Read more »

Taking Steps to Prevent Rationalization Can Reduce the Threat of Fraud

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley.  In this blog, the final of a three-part series on The Fraud Triangle, Certified Fraud Examiner David Anderson of David Anderson… Read more »

Break the Fraud Triangle by Keeping an Eye Out for Pressure Situations

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley.  In this blog, the second of a three-part series, Certified Fraud Examiner David Anderson of David Anderson and Associates, a firm… Read more »

Breaking Down the Fraud Triangle – Don’t Let Opportunity Knock

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley.  In this blog, the first of a three-part series, Certified Fraud Examiner David Anderson of David Anderson and Associates, a firm… Read more »

Are Your Business and Personal Finances Ready for Year-End?

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of forensic accounting services including business valuation, fraud investigation, and fraud deterrence programs in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. With the winter holidays fast approaching, most of us are looking forward to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New… Read more »

How Fraudsters, Non-Fraudsters Respond Differently in Interviews

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of forensic accounting services including business valuation, fraud investigation, and fraud deterrence programs in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. A key part of any fraud investigation involves interviewing employees, customers, vendors and others.  These interviews, explain… Read more »

Bitcoin: The New Way to Receive Payment, Or Trouble in The Making?

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. Bitcoin and other digital currencies (such as Litecoin, Ethereum, Dash, and Dogecoin, among more than 700 others) often are described as… Read more »

There’s No Denying the Fact You Need Insurance Against Fraud

David Anderson is principal of David Anderson & Associates, a Philadelphia forensic accounting firm that provides a full range of fraud investigation, forensic accounting, and marital dissolution services in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. As noted in many of my prior blogs, the best “insurance” against fraud is having in place a working, comprehensive fraud… Read more »