In an increasingly connected and interconnected world, fraud is becoming a growing threat to businesses. It is both costly from a financial point of view and also damages the reputation of businesses. Companies protect themselves with an anti-fraud unit. But how do you empower an anti-fraud unit? What are the three ways to empower your team to fight document fraud? We will answer you in this article!
Today in France, it is estimated that the document fraud reduces business turnover by 3 to 7%. To fight against this scourge, companies are developing what are called internal anti-fraud units.
In short, the anti-fraud unit is responsible for the detection and prevention of illicit activities.
Depending on the company, association or organization in which you work, the form of the anti-fraud unit is not necessarily the same. Its organization, size, and data processing vary.
To find out more, do not hesitate to read our dedicated article: How to set up an internal anti-fraud unit?
Opening a bank account or even obtaining various loans, documentary fraud makes it possible to swindle, launder money or in more extreme cases to finance terrorism. Criminal and administrative risks are significant, so it is necessary to pay particular attention to them.
Protecting yourself against fraud starts with training. Indeed, by training your teams specialized in anti-fraud, you are giving them the skills needed to detect fraud. But not only that! You also create a Fraud culture within your teams. Once the culture is established, your teams are ready to unmask fraudulent documents.
To help you develop your project, read our article: How to sell an anti-fraud project internally?
To train your anti-fraud teams, there are several organizations and services. It's up to you to choose the one that best suits your needs.
The government For example, suggest online courses that allow you to identify the various types of fraud and help you to protect yourself from them. Types of fraud, techniques for anticipating fraudsters, actions to put in place to fight effectively, these courses allow you to have the right reflexes.
THE ALFA also plays a key role in training against documentary fraud. It offers an offer reserved for its members and private research agents and certified “insurance investigators”. What is it for? Obtain information in various fields such as detection, investigation, awareness raising or even the legal field.
You can also use specialized trainers in document fraud. Their aim? Help you conduct fraud training, prevent risks and develop your anti-fraud team. More expensive than training courses given by the State, they are also more detailed and often better informed.
If you need help finding experts in document fraud training, contact us.
An anti-fraud team needs the support from other services in order to increase in power. Integrating your fraud risk strategy into the various departments of your company is therefore essential.
Indeed, within a company, the team may notice fraud but other employees may also notice it. Working together is the best way to combat falsification. And don't forget that common sense is still your best asset to protect yourself from fraud!
Communication must therefore be open between your various departments and there must be a transparency And a feedback.
Example:
At the head of a company in the banking sector, one of your employees notices that a malicious individual has access to the personal information of one of your customers. With this data collected in this way, it produces a false bank account statement by modifying the transactions carried out. It then hides fraudulent transactions.
With a good internal communication, your employee can immediately notify your anti-fraud department and thus avoid fraud.
To encourage this type of initiative, it is also necessary that, in turn, the employee be kept informed of the evolution of this fraud attempt. With file follow-up, the employee becomes aware and aware of what he helped to avoid!
Thanks to a culture of transparency and openness within your company, your anti-fraud team will be strengthened and will have the necessary weapons to fight against this scourge.
So that your teams have all the cards in their hands to effectively fight against document fraud, you can turn to detection solutions. You will find several on the market.
For example, when you want to make an inventory of identities, you can use what are called KYC: Know Your Customer. They allow you to verify the identity and integrity of your customers. A process implemented from the first contacts with your customers, it continues throughout your relationships with them.
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How? Thanks to 5 different ways:
The advantage of this solution is to offer you a turnkey tool to help your anti-fraud teams increase their strength. In this way, you optimize detection processes and move forward proactively.
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