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Security

SAFE

AS HOUSES?

taff Fraudscape 2013, the
Specialist OP Slatest report by CIFAS - recorded in 2012 took place
in branches and retail outlets;
market researcher the UK's Fraud Prevention all locations where cash and
Martin Wilde Service - shows that in 2012, customer data were accessible
to the fraudster as part of their
CIFAS Staff Fraud Database
finds some members reported that the employment duties.
So, is it possible that this
beneficiaries from confirmed frauds committed by (admittedly rather unsettling)
staff inside their organisations
the economic had increased by 43% from trend could actually be
benefiting some product
downturn... 2011. Half of all of these (and categories within the OP market?
the greatest proportion of all
staff frauds) were classified
as 'Dishonest Actions by Staff Better Safe Than Sorry
to Obtain a Benefit by Theft John Silver, Managing Director
or Deception', which saw an of Cathedral Products, initially
increase of 22% when compared started importing fire safes from
with 2011. And the most the US around 25 years ago, but
common of these 'Dishonest soon found that the UK market
Actions' was 'theft of cash', both was very different from the US.
from employers and customers. "Seventy per cent of buildings
Interestingly, most of the frauds in the US are made of wood,

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