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Fraud Prevention

Fraud typically occurs when the three legs of the Fraud Triangle – pressure, rationalization, and opportunity – align. Governments have little control over the pressures and employee may feel or the rationalizations they may make and should instead focus on reducing opportunities for fraud to occur. These resources and best practices will help you develop and improve your government’s internal controls to reduce the opportunity for fraud.

Change payment requests: Six signs of a scam

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Follow the Money: A practical guide to reviewing government bank statements to stop fraud in its tracks

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Expect the Unexpected: How to Protect Unanticipated Revenue from Fraud

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Sending wire transfers

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Trust, but verify: A guide for elected officials & appointed boards to prevent fraud

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ACH electronic payments

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Making it easy to report concerns

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Segregation of duties

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