Fraud rarely shows up dressed like fraud. It usually looks like a payment, a quick email or a vendor invoice that no one has time to double check. Because business teams are busy small breaks in the routine can go unnoticed for months.<\/p>\n
Fake invoices are an issue. A fraudster makes a bill that looks like a real supplier\u2019s invoice and waits for someone to approve it. Sometimes the supplier is real. The problem is the bank details. They\u2019re wrong.<\/p>\n
Payment diversion is another concern. An employee gets an email saying a vendor has updated its account information. The message seems normal especially if it comes around the time a payment is usually made. One quick approval and the money is gone.<\/p>\n
Payroll fraud can be hard to spot because it hides in payments. A former employee stays active in the payroll system.. Someone adds a fake worker and sends the salary to an account they control. The amounts may be small enough to fly under the radar.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A new bank account for a supplier deserves a second look even if the email sounds perfectly normal.<\/p>\n
\u2022 An invoice with urgency is worth slowing down for. Real suppliers don\u2019t need you to ignore your own controls.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Small changes in payment details especially buried in an email thread are easy to miss.<\/p>\n
Good controls shouldn\u2019t make everyday work frustrating. The goal is to add friction at the moments not at every single payment.<\/p>\n
Start with approval rules. One person should not be able to create a supplier change its bank details and approve the payment. Splitting these tasks creates a pause. It also makes errors easier to catch.<\/p>\n
Bank detail changes should be verified through a channel. Don\u2019t reply to the email and ask, “Did you really change your account?” Call a known number from your records instead. It takes two minutes. That\u2019s a trade.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Two-person approval for higher-value payments with the second person reviewing the details instead of just clicking through.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Regular checks of suppliers and employees. This sounds dull because it is.. Dull is exactly what you want here.<\/p>\n
Technology catches a lot. Employees still sit in the middle of most payment processes. Training should focus on real-life situations like a request from a familiar-looking sender or a sudden change in payment instructions.<\/p>\n
Leaders need to model the behavior. If the boss regularly tells staff to skip a check because a payment’s urgent ” the written policy won\u2019t mean much.<\/p>\n
The strongest fraud controls are usually the ones people can follow on a Tuesday. Keep the steps visible. Separate important duties. Verify requests, outside the original communication.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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