How To: Prevent the Newest Types of Small Business Fraud
by Christina Lee on April 3rd, 2009
Blame the current economy, or blame the world’s growing understanding of everything online. Regardless, manufacturers, retailers and consumers have all been targeted by the latest business frauds. Online: No goods, no services, just false payment As online crime rose to a record high last year, people throughout the United States lost $264.4 million, or $931 on average. And for the first time since 2000, Internet auction fraud is not the main cause of complaints. What stole its title: non-delivery of merchandise, payment or both, as incidents increased by more than 32 percent last year. Also rising in popularity among online... Read more »