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Real Estate Fraud Is On the Rise: Protect YourselfReal estate fraud is on the rise. Knowing the popular scams out there and knowing how to protect against this type of criminal activity is essential.
Real estate fraud is an umbrella term for criminal activity involving real estate – criminal activity that usually amounts to little more than theft. According to new statistics, the problem seems to be getting worse. The FBI reported that in 2005 alone, real estate fraud cost the country at least $606 million. The Treasury Department is tracking 35% more suspicious through 2006. The IRS reports that cases of
mortgage fraud that have been brought...
read more »Are Employees Using These Sneaky Tactics to Defraud Your Business?Employees embezzle many millions of dollars from their employees each year. All businesses need to be aware of the most common worker scams.
In 2004, Lucy Magda pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2.2 million from her previous employer, the St. Catharines Standard. The Burgoyne family, who owned the newspaper, was forced to sell the newspaper to Southam Newspapers in 1996, a move that some experts claim was brought about by Magda's dishonesty. In 2006, a business manager of the N.C. Press Association pleaded guilty to embezzling $268,340 from his former employer. In 2006, an employee of Brock Cabinets was sentenced...
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