Discussion of Fraud Cases and Victim Support
Over the years, we’ve handled many fraud cases and discovered all kinds of scams corporate embezzlement, Ponzi schemes, crypto scams. One of the things that always comes up is how to deal not just with discovering and investigating the fraud, but how to help the victim become whole again, become more financially sound, and maybe get some recovery.
The Need for Enhanced Victim Support
A lot of times, fraud investigators are great at finding the fraud; they’re great at discovering the scam. But then we drop this report on the victim and walk away, and it’s over with, right? That victim has a lot to go through still. So I’m going to be counseling other fraud examiners and investigators on how to be more supportive of victims and how to help them with resources not just tell them, “You got scammed,” and walk away. We’re going to try to do more to get investigators to be more proactive with victims.
Conference Details and Invitation
So if you’re interested in this topic, you can attend the ACFE conference. It’s coming up in a couple of weeks. It’s a great conference three days of very packed information about investigations, asset searching, all kinds of fraud discovery. You can network with a lot of really great, high-level people. About 50% of the attendees are in the public sector law enforcement, FBI, CIA, those kinds of people.
Additional Information and Resources
So if it’s something you may benefit from, by all means, look into it. You don’t have to be a member to attend. I’m a member of the ACFE, but you do not have to be a member. And if you do want more information about victim support or fraud victim support, you can click the link below. We have resources there; we also have consultation available.
Final Advice for Victims and Investigators
But make sure that you remember that as a victim or an investigator, the case is not over once the fraud is discovered. That’s just the beginning of it. It may be the end for the investigator, but the victim now has a whole series of events and processes they have to go through. So as a victim, make sure you understand that it might be tough. As an investigator, make sure that you have resources available to help that person get through this tough time in their life.
