3 posts categorised "Edwin Harland"

03 October 2011

“Our bank details have changed"… or have they?

The problem “Dear Accounts Payable department, Our bank details have changed to the following. Please can you update your records.” Although not new, the “change of supplier bank details” scam illustrated above is staging a comeback with large companies paying out large sums to the wrong people. To avoid being...

14 December 2010

Santa Claus is coming to town...

Christmas is traditionally a time for present-giving and most people will be looking forward to giving and receiving lots of goodies from friends and families. Some people will also be expecting to give and receive presents at work, and here I’m not talking about gifts to colleagues (which are great),...

27 October 2010

Prevent fraud – employ honest people!

A Google search for the separate words “buy cheap degree without study” generates about 7,000,000 hits. The sponsored links are for places like “Redding University” (sic) and “Hill University” where bachelors degrees can be obtained “in seven days” and “with no coursework” respectively for as little as $130. Of course...