April 3rd, 2009 by Sherry McCourt, CFE
By Sherry McCourt, CFE
Can you tell if someone is telling a lie by the movement of their eyes?
Absolutely!
In this blog I will tell you the basics of reading a person’s eye movement and judging whether or not that person is being truthful.
Disclaimer: I am sharing a very small insight into the technique [...]
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March 23rd, 2009 by Sherry McCourt, CFE
(from a study conducted by ACFE – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners)
Gender
Typically males are more than twice as likely to commit fraud as their female colleagues. These losses due to fraud by men are more than twice as great as frauds perpetrated by women. One hypothesis: with males holding more management and executive level [...]
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March 5th, 2009 by Sherry McCourt, CFE
March is Fraud Awareness Month and this blog will tackle“ Identity Theft”
Every year, thousands of people from all walks of life fall victim to identity theft.
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information without your knowledge or consent to commit a crime, such as fraud or theft.
In addition to names, addresses and phone [...]
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February 22nd, 2009 by Sherry McCourt, CFE
By Sherry McCourt, CFE – McCourt and Associates
Have you ever felt frightened or anxious when out walking alone? Have you ever wondered what you should do if approached by an attacker?
The alarming reality is that we live in an increasingly violent world in which the fear of crime is ever-present. Personal safety has [...]
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February 22nd, 2009 by Sherry McCourt, CFE
By Sherry McCourt, CFE – McCourt and Associates
From good old-fashioned locks to high-tech electronic countermeasures, there’s much more to real home security than having a monitored alarm system.
An extremely common form of home invasion is the “push-in” robbery. In this scenario, one criminal shows up at your door pretending to have legitimate [...]
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