What You Need to Know About ‘Demand Letters’
‘Demand letters’ are a formal legal document that is sent by one party to another party in an attempt to resolve a dispute. Businesses, municipalities, customers and service providers are…
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What Is the Difference Between Criminal Record and Background Checks?
As most people would assume, background checks will often have some kind of criminal record screening as part of the process. However, not all background checks include a criminal record…
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The Importance of Education Verification in Your Company’s Hiring Processes
Education verification should always be an integral part of your company’s hiring processes. When completing a background check on prospective employees, it is important to know that the candidate in…
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Understanding Fraud in Business and How to Prevent It
Where there is a business, there is potential for fraud, both internally and externally. According to the PwC’s Global Economic Crime and Fraud 2022 Survey, nearly 70% of organisations experiencing…
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Paying Attention to New Banking Frauds in 2022
The reality of shifting a variety of personal, professional and financial activities online is the growing exposure to different kinds of fraud. Financial and credit services providers are working tirelessly…
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How to Detect and Avoid Phishing Emails
The Internet has become an endless source of information, communication and opportunity and as technology advances, our ability to access the Internet is becoming faster and simpler each day. We…
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Understanding the Risk of Fraud When Buying or Selling Vehicles
It is important during an unstable economic period to make thoughtful and careful purchasing decisions – and not ones based on desperation. The pandemic has left many buyers and sellers…
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Responding to the risk of banking fraud in South Africa
A “crime of opportunity” is when a criminal takes advantage of a vulnerability or opportunity that they see in a potential victim. Most South Africans will be familiar with the…
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The rising risk of online fraud post-pandemic
One of the most significant changes that has occurred during the pandemic has been a rise in the amount of online activity. From shopping and banking to communication and jobs,…
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Understanding the Greater Impacts of Fraud
Financial losses are the most talked about and feared impact of fraud. This attitude towards online and banking fraud fails to recognise the greater impacts of fraud on individuals, businesses…
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