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Something doesn’t add up.

Money is missing—and the explanations keep changing.

An employee, partner or supplier may be abusing your trust.

A spouse or business partner may be hiding income, assets or transactions.

Your investment no longer adds up. You need someone to follow the money.

A financial dispute is escalating. You need evidence behind the numbers.

The money has crossed borders—and you don’t know who can help.

Watch how fraud really works. Read the true stories. And when it’s your money, Uncover Fraud’s global network of forensic accountants connects you with the right expert.

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From the book Uncovering Fraud

True stories about fraud, fraudsters and how they got caught.

Selected from the fraud column David Malamed wrote for CA Magazine, CPA Magazine and Pivot Magazine, twice a gold-medal winner at the Kenneth R. Wilson Awards for business press journalism.

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It’s not personal... Find Me the Money Locating and recovering assets has always been an integral part of fraud investigations, but today that’s become the new mantra. So many firms these days care only about recovery. 10 min read
It’s not personal... Help, Police! If you work as a fraud investigator, you have likely been asked by a client whether they should involve the police. I’ve never found it easy to answer this question because so much depends… 9 min read It’s just too easy! Investment Fraud: Too Good to Be True Despite numerous high-profile examples of investment fraud, it seems the scam is always with us. Therefore, CPAs must make sure they know which red flags to look out for when giving a… 9 min read Fraud Fraud Everywhere Bitcoins: The New Way to Hide Assets in a Divorce It is by no means uncommon for a spouse in a divorce case to resist paying an assessed settlement or to downplay or hide assets to keep them from the other spouse. Although many partners… 6 min read It’s just too easy! Send Me the Money! I’ve investigated virtually every type of fraud but this one is particularly baffling. How could a hacker get people to conform to his will and send money without proper authorization? As… 7 min read
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  • Money is missing—and the explanations keep changing.
  • An employee, partner or supplier may be abusing your trust.
  • A spouse or business partner may be hiding income, assets or transactions.
  • Your investment no longer adds up. You need someone to follow the money.
  • A financial dispute is escalating. You need evidence behind the numbers.
  • The money has crossed borders—and you don’t know who can help.
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David Malamed

CPA, CA, DIFA, CPA (Illinois), CFE, CFI, CFF

David is a court-qualified investigative and forensic accountant specializing in fraud investigations and damage quantification. For more than two decades he has acted as a forensic accountant, fraud investigator, litigation consultant and expert witness, with reports accepted in civil, criminal and public inquiry proceedings.

For ten years he wrote a monthly fraud column for CA Magazine, CPA Magazine and Pivot Magazine. Those columns became the book Uncovering Fraud: True Stories About Fraud, Fraudsters & How They Got Caught, and the same approach drives the Uncover Fraud YouTube channel: real cases, explained plainly.

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