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Investigating Crypto Fraud: Asset Tracing & Recovery
Cryptocurrency is a type of digital asset that can be traded electronically. Often referred to as crypto, it is a virtual currency that uses cryptographic techniques to ensure secure transactions. Crypto wallets come in various forms, including hardware, software, and even paper. Most crypto operate on a blockchain, a decentralised public ledger that records all wallet transactions in a transparent and immutable manner. The ledger…
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Business Fraud: What it is and how to respond to it?
Business Fraud can be quite an elusive subject when it comes to its definition. Also known as corporate fraud, commercial fraud or organisational fraud, there is no single, universally accepted, legal definition of business fraud; therefore, as the ACFE agrees, it tends to mean different things to different stakeholders. That being said, for the sake of clarity, a working understanding of corporate fraud can be understood as illicit acts that look to manipulate or divert resources…