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In recent times, fraud, fraud detection and fraud prevention have been hot topics of discussion. Cyber-fraud, perpetrated on a grand scale through software worms, viruses, “backdoors,” hacking and a multitude of high-tech terrors, has led to major losses across many... read more

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It’s 2073 and we’re looking at the latest edition of Monitroid, the most well-read and respected info-feed in the $380 trillion equipment leasing industry — its 100th anniversary info blast. So plug in your brain chip, sit back and enjoy... read more

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“You really should get one of these new data processing machines for your business. You can keep track of payroll, account for time, manage inventory — lots of things you do now by hand. And you can get a DP... read more

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The internet has come a long, long way from the vision of its founders. In 1969, when the first node of the ARPANET on the campus of UCLA delivered a one-word message, “login,” to a special purpose computer at Stanford... read more

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There is no doubt you’re aware that California, the bastion of financial rules and regulations (and my home state), has once again enacted legislation affecting equipment leasing and finance. And because it is the country’s most populous state and largest... read more

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Fraud generally does not involve violence or force but instead arises from intentionally misplaced expectations. Common themes include deception, misdirection and reliance on the good faith of victims. Indeed, the “con man” moniker derives from the phrase “confidence man.” This... read more