Fraud Prevention

The Dangers of Hiring a Bookkeeper

28 Jul, 2017 in Fraud Prevention tagged Bernadette L. Harris / Forensic Accounting / Fraud Prevention by Bernadette Harris

Just the other day I read a story about a small business owner who was “taken” by the person they should be able to trust the most – their bookkeeper. For about a year, she was forging checks and stole nearly ½ million dollars! That’s a lot of money! Imagine […]

ABC’s Talk of Alabama Interview – “Did You Hire A Fraud?”

14 Jun, 2017 in Company Events / Fraud Prevention tagged Bernadette L. Harris / D / Embezzlment / Employee Fraud / Forensic Accountant / Forensic Accounting / Fraud Prevention / Insider Fraud by Bernadette Harris

WARNING: The IRS Doesn’t Send Unsolicited Emails!!!

20 May, 2010 in Current Events tagged Bernadette Harris / email scams / Fraud Prevention / identity theft / irs / tax fraud / tax refunds by Bernadette Harris

I often times get forwarded emails from clients asking “is this true?”. They generally have an email “supposedly” from the IRS saying that they have a refund and all they have to do is….”click on this link” to claim it. YEAH RIGHT!!! BEWARE!!!!! It’s a scam!!!!! Here are a few […]