OK - if you are the victim of an active fraud, stop immediately. If you are the victim of a passive fraud, go tell someone. What next?
The next step is to calculate your losses. Find out how much money you have lost.
For many people, this is the second-hardest step (the hardest step will be discussed in a future post). It is painful to realize and discover how much money you have lost to a fraud scheme, but it is incredibly important. You need to have a fixed number which details your losses so you can detail not only what you have lost, but begin to look at recovery.
If you are the victim of an active fraud, where you actually had to send money, then detailing your losses should not be that difficult. However, you may want a CPA or other financial professional to review it with you. If you are the victim of a passive fraud, then you should most definitely get a CPA or a financial professional since you may have to present this to the police or to someone within your organization and you will need expert backup.
As state, it is not easy to sit down and put a dollar-and-cents figure on how much you have lost because of fraud. To move ahead, however, it is essential.
The next step is to calculate your losses. Find out how much money you have lost.
For many people, this is the second-hardest step (the hardest step will be discussed in a future post). It is painful to realize and discover how much money you have lost to a fraud scheme, but it is incredibly important. You need to have a fixed number which details your losses so you can detail not only what you have lost, but begin to look at recovery.
If you are the victim of an active fraud, where you actually had to send money, then detailing your losses should not be that difficult. However, you may want a CPA or other financial professional to review it with you. If you are the victim of a passive fraud, then you should most definitely get a CPA or a financial professional since you may have to present this to the police or to someone within your organization and you will need expert backup.
As state, it is not easy to sit down and put a dollar-and-cents figure on how much you have lost because of fraud. To move ahead, however, it is essential.
NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS BLOG IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE NOR IS IT INTENDED TO BE LEGAL ADVICE. IF THE READER HAS ANY LEGAL QUESTIONS, PLEASE REFER TO AN ATTORNEY.
Have a great and fraud-free day.
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