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Send us Fan Mail Fraudsters continue to evolve but there are still lazy fraudsters that keep using the same tactics to divert vendor payments, because they keep working.   Keep listening.  Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     New Scam Alert: BEC Victim Lost $600KYouTube Video:  How To Check if the Domain of Your “Vendor’s” Email Address is Fake? - ICANN  YouTube Video:  How To Check if the Domain of Your “Vendor’s” Email Address is Fake - WhoisNational Cybersecurity Alliance Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: https://www.staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLCAsk Vendor Process Questions:  AskVeraTM  Authentication Free Training:  3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process WorkshopDo You Have A Controlled Vendor Process?  Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process Free Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-referenceVendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLCMore Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail How confident are you that your current vendor process can avoid tomorrow’s fraud? Without a controlled vendor add and change process to avoid fraud, two upcoming Nacha rule changes will expose your organization to increased financial losses and heightened identity theft risks.  Which two rules are coming up in 2027? Keep listening.  Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     A Security Audit to Protect Vendor Data and Avoid Fraud (On-Demand):  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/course/january2024Increasing the Same Day ACH Dollar Limit to $10 Million - https://www.nacha.org/rules/increasing-same-day-ach-dollar-limit-10-million-0 International ACH Transactions (IAT): https://www.nacha.org/rules/international-ach-transactions-iatNational Cybersecurity Alliance Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: https://www.staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLCAsk Vendor Process Questions:  AskVeraTM  Authentication Free Training:  3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process WorkshopDo You Have A Controlled Vendor Process?  Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process Free Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-referenceVendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLCMore Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail Duplicate vendors can lead to internal and external fraud.  Here is how to eliminate duplicate vendors in the vendor master file, how to prevent them in the first place, and which vendors I’ve seen that always have duplicates.  Keep listening.  Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     Standardize Vendor Addresses:  Smarty - https://smarty.com/ National Cybersecurity Alliance Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: https://www.staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLCAsk Vendor Process Questions:  AskVeraTM  Authentication Free Training:  3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process WorkshopDo You Have A Controlled Vendor Process?  Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process Free Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-referenceVendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLCMore Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail You may know about the TIN Match tool provided by the IRS, but do you know about the other free tool you should be using to validate tax-exempt organizations? Keep listening.  Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     National Cybersecurity Alliance Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026:https://www.staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month Training Session:  Validation with IRS Exempt Organizations and State Resources to Avoid Fake Charities for Giving Tuesday and BeyondYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLCAsk Vendor Process Questions:  AskVeraTM  Authentication Free Training:  3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process WorkshopDo You Have A Controlled Vendor Process?  Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process Free Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-referenceVendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLCMore Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail We all know that a confirmation phone call for vendor remittance changes is a standard control to avoid payment fraud.  Anyone who has ever performed that duty knows how frustrating it can be to reach some vendors. One subscriber asked if they could use a video conferencing platform instead.  Hmmm…. Keep listening.  Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     YouTube Video:  One Gesture That May Expose a Deepfake VideoAsk Vendor Process Questions:  AskVeraTM  Authentication Free Training:  3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process WorkshopDo You Have A Controlled Vendor Process?  Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process Free Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-referenceVendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLCMore Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail From process failures to managers covering up what was really going on, here are 5 missed chances a fraudulent payment could have been stopped or contained. Plus, what lessons you can take so the same thing does not happen at your organization. Keep listening.  Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     Article:  Report says procedural failures, managerial cover-up led to Ocala’s $492,000 cyber fraud incidentFraud Training:  Fraud News & New Scam Alerts + How To Prevent ThemAdd More Controls to Avoid Fraud > AVM Framework:  3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process WorkshopAsk Vendor Process Questions:  Ask VeraTM  Do You Have A Controlled Vendor Process?  Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process Free Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-referenceVendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLCMore Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail As team members that handle vendor data or vendor payments you have a lot on your plate, and we don’t have time to waste on a new compliance requirement that does not apply to our organization.  Could that be the case with some Nacha ACH operating rules?  Keep listening.  Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     Nacha Site:  Nacha ACH Operating Rules PageTraining:  Nacha ACH Operating Rules and the Vendor Master File Live Training SessionAsk Vendor Process Questions:  Ask VeraTM  Do You Have A Controlled Vendor Process?  Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process Free Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-referenceVendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLCMore Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail Treat every failed fraud attempt as a learning opportunity, not just a close call before the next attack is successful. The controls used to block that first fraud attempt, turn into evolved fraudster tactics when they attack your organization again – especially if you do one thing that I do not recommend.  Keep listening.  Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     Do You Have A Controlled Vendor Process?  Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process Training:  The BANK of AP: An Internal Control System to Combat Business Email Compromise Training:  3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process Workshop > 5 Authentication Techniques, 30 internal Controls, 18 Vendor Validations and 18 Best Practices Free Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLCMore Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail There is still time to process tax reporting files in the IRS FIRE system. For 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC filers, if you want to know what you can file and the deadline you need to file before the FIRE system is retired….  Keep listening.  Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     IRS: Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/filing-information-returns-electronically-fireIRS:  e-File with FIRE (List of Forms) https://www.irs.gov/filing/e-file-information-returnsFree Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-referenceVendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLCMore Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail An internal employee stole close to $15M from Bridgestone over 4 years and through investments, made and additional $6M.  Did they get to keep it and the way the internal fraudster was caught after they left the company.  And what question should you ask of your vendor process?  Keep listening.  Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     Department of Justice Press Release:  Former Bridgestone Americas Assistant Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Nearly $15 Million Wire Fraud Scheme  WKRN News Article:  Ex-Bridgestone employee defrauded company of $21M  Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-session Free Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com Customized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training  Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars Vendor Master File Clean-Up:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup  YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.com More ideas?  Email me at [email protected]  Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail If these 11 things are happening, they are signs it’s time to review the data in your vendor master file.  What are the 11 signs?  Keep listening.  Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     Free Training Session:  8 Steps to Clean Your Vendor Master File https://training.debrarrichardson.com/course/cleanup Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-sessionFree Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-downloadVendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail Being a Vendor Process Manager is a little like being a referee, detective, and data janitor all at once. In this episode, we'll cover the key priorities that help you reduce risk, improve compliance, and clean up vendor chaos. Keep listening.  Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor ProcessOn-Demand Webinar: Ensuring Adherence: How to Audit Your Vendor Setup and Change Process On-Demand Webinar: 3 Ways To Meet Nacha’s ACH Fraud Monitoring - Same Day Foundational Vendor Process Training:  Vendor Process Essentials Training Sessions  Free Training Session:  8 Steps to Clean Your Vendor Master File Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-sessionFree Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-downloadVendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail If you think you don’t have to worry about duplicate vendors because your Accounting System or ERP catches them – just know – that you probably have duplicate vendors.   Keep listening.  Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     Free Training Session:  8 Steps to Clean Your Vendor Master File Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-sessionFree Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-downloadVendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail Do you and your team know what you need to do if there is a fraudulent payment?  If you want the five steps that are probably not in your IT team’s fraud response plan…… Keep listening.  Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     On-Demand Webinar:  Build a Fraud Response Plan So You Know What To Do If Business Email Compromise (BEC) Happens https://training.debrarrichardson.com/course/june2024-1Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-sessionFree Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-downloadVendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up:  https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com

Send us Fan Mail  Many organizations have as part of the vendor validation process to verify vendor’s information against state business registrations, IRS TIN Match records, and bank records.  If validations are successful that information is trusted and payments are made.  Fraudsters are now taking advantage of this trust.  How?.... Keep listening.  Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.  Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:     JD Supra Article:  Business Identity Theft: How Corporate Hijacking Works and What to DoFind the State A Vendor Is Registered In:  OpenCorporatesLinks To State Business Entity Searches:  Vendor Process Training Center > Resource LibraryCustomized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-sessionFree Download:  Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-downloadVendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.comCustomized Fraud Training:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinarsVendor Master File Clean-Up:  https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanupYouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.comMore ideas?  Email me at [email protected] Music Credit:  www.purple-planet.com