You may have seen a recent news story about a bookkeeper in Kent who stole nearly £100,000 from her employer. (see the link below if you didn’t) She did it over a couple of years, hiding behind emotional stories and clever use of company accounts. It’s the sort of tale that [...]
When Steve Wright, the owner of Kent Brushes, learned that he had just been victim of a fraud his heart dropped. When he found out it was £1.6m lost, he was in disbelief. According to this recent article in the BBC, he took immediate action and reported it to his bank [...]
In light of a recent story in The Guardian entitled ‘Victims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp’, where it was reported that there would be £250m lost to fraud originating from Facebook alone, it got me thinking about common frauds instigated on small businesses and what [...]
You don’t have to look very hard to see cases of Employee Fraud, such as the case of Darren Carvill who stole more than £250,000 from employer Mr Clutch in Strood, Kent https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/accounts-worker-blew-stolen-250-000-on-escorts-and-drugs-202559/ or Stephanie Graysmark who stole £177K from her employer Central Beach Caravan Park in Sheppy, Kent https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/gambling-addict-who-crippled-business-ordered-to-repay-1-207029/ These frauds are [...]
