ABSTRACT

Business Theft and Fraud: Detection and Prevention offers a broad perspective on business-related theft, providing a detailed discussion of numerous avenues of theft, including internal and external fraud, organized retail crime, mortgage fraud, cyber fraud, and extortion. Combining current research and the author’s extensive experience with loss prevention and security, this professional text identifies industry trouble areas and offers techniques to combat business theft, such as how to identify sales underreporting, track sales by shifts, and educate employees on computer-related fraud.

This publication is critical for those involved with loss prevention, security, or criminal justice. Business Theft and Fraud’s accessible, franchise-oriented scope will help many professionals identify and thwart threats in the evolving business world.

part |2 pages

SECTION I: INTERNAL EMPLOYEE THEFT AND FRAUD (NONRETAIL ORGANIZATIONS)

part |6 pages

SECTION II: UNDERSTANDING FRAUD/THEFT IN THE FRANCHISEE/FRANCHISOR INDUSTRY

chapter 6|2 pages

An Overview of Franchise Operations

chapter 13|2 pages

Understanding the Franchise Agreement

part |2 pages

SECTION III: UNDERSTANDING FRAUD/THEFT IN THE RETAIL INDUSTRY

part |2 pages

SECTION IV: EXTERNAL FRAUD/THEFT

chapter 27|12 pages

Organized Retail Crime/Theft

chapter 28|2 pages

Cargo Theft

chapter 29|18 pages

Financial Institution Fraud

chapter 30|4 pages

Medical Identity Theft

chapter 31|4 pages

Vendor Fraud

part |2 pages

SECTION V: CYBER SECURITY AND CYBER FRAUD

chapter 33|20 pages

Keeping Malware/Spyware Off Office Computers

chapter 34|8 pages

Technology-Based Fraud

chapter 35|20 pages

Understanding and Preventing Data Breaches

chapter 36|4 pages

Ransomware