Business Sense | The scariest 5-letter word after taxes… is F-R-A-U-D

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Business Sense | The scariest 5-letter word after taxes… is F-R-A-U-D

Fraud is a relatively simple concept with a very complicated backstory: Someone lies to someone else to get something they aren’t otherwise entitled to. Most of us pride ourselves on our ability to read situations and act accordingly. We have all likely all spotted a con at one point or another and patted ourselves on the back for “dodging the bullet.” While the statistics seem to be all over the map, it is estimated that 60% of us will experien…