by Dennis Beaver | embezzlement, fraud, workplace
September 3, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “I would never have believed it! She didn’t look like an embezzler!” With those few words — often heard by police officers, private investigators and insurance adjusters — a Central California dentist who we will call “Roger” began...
by Dennis Beaver | business, due diligence, false advertising, fraud
November 1, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver If you enjoy going online late at night, chances are that seemingly out of nowhere, flooding your screen, ads appear that discuss ways of buying a business with little or no money down. “Most of the people behind these ads are cons,...
by Dennis Beaver | fraud, real estate, scam
January 4, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver Part One Have you purchased a Mexican timeshare and are itching to get it off your hands? While you may have kicked yourself for buying it in the first place, as you will see, today you are at great risk of being conned out of...
by Dennis Beaver | fraud, real estate, scam
January 11, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver Last week we looked at a major fraud that carried out by crooked Canadians and Americans residing in Mexico who are ripping off North American owners of Mexican timeshares who want out of their contracts. For anyone who owns a...
by Dennis Beaver | auto insurance, fraud, healthcare
May 30, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver On June 15, 2014, Ying, and her daughter, Susie, were in their Lexus SUV, moving slowly on a freeway on-ramp controlled by a ramp-meter which allowed one vehicle to enter every few seconds, when they were rear-ended by a small Toyota...
by Dennis Beaver | embezzlement, fraud, workplace
November 19, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Recently we told you about a Central California dentist who discovered that his office manager had been embezzling money for years. That story examined some steps that can be taken to reduce the risk, but as we learned from...