Another government email scam!
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Our firm’s junk email filter caught another government email scam. This one appears to come from the FDIC, the federal bank watchdog, with the subject “FDIC: about your business accounts”. It hints that your bank (which it does not name) is being taken over, and provides a link for more info on how your accounts […]
Read More »Beware of IRS emails
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
IRS says bogus email scams are resurfacing, including one involving payments allegedly rejected by the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System. The email has a link that may download malicious software. IRS does not initiate communications with taxpayers by email. Check here for information on what to do if you receive a suspicious IRS-related communication. Or call […]
Read More »IMPORTANT: ACH Phishing Alert
Monday, February 28th, 2011
The Electronic Payments Association has received reports that individuals and/or companies have received a fraudulent email that has the appearance of having been sent from NACHA and signed by a non-existent NACHA employee. Specifically, this email claims to be from the “Electronic Payments Association” and appears to be coming from the email address “payments@nacha.org.” These […]
Read More »Beware Tennessee tax scam
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
We received word from the Tennessee Department of Revenue about a fraudulent email scam. Here are the details from TDOR: An e-mail is circulating that looks like an e-mail from the Tennessee Department of Revenue requesting that the recipient go to a website and file tax forms with the department for the year 2010. This e-mail […]
Read More »Guard against electronic funds transfer fraud
Monday, November 8th, 2010
Your business, like many others, may receive and pay out funds through electronic funds transfer (EFT) and automated clearing house (ACH) transactions. Such transactions include converting paper checks to electronic payments, wiring funds, and paying taxes electronically. The frequency of EFT fraud and the size of losses have increased as cybercriminals are targeting small and […]
Read More »C.S.I. – Accounting
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
I don’t know that I see a TV show in our future, but forensic accountants follow the money trail in the same way crime scene investigators follow the trail of the murder suspect to build a case. This area of our practice has received more press recently as the Ponzi schemes of Bernard Madoff and […]
Read More »Fraud protection resource
Monday, June 21st, 2010
When times get tough, more people try imaginative (and illegal) ways to outsmart the system or take advantage of others. We’ve seen it during this recession in Ponzi schemes (e.g., Madoff and Bolze), unemployment insurance fraud, bank fraud, mortgage fraud, and more. Recently, the Federal government set up the interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Tax Force to […]
Read More »Seminar presentations
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
Van and Karen presented at a seminar for business owners and managers in Morristown, TN today. Van talked about the increase in IRS audits and how companies can prepare for that possibility. Karen talked about detecting and preventing fraud in the workplace, which the latest study from the ACFE estimates costs the typical company 5% of annual revenue. […]
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