Are you and your team members making confirmation calls to your vendors to confirm remittance information? If so, are you using confirmation call scripts? See how they can be valuable to prevent fraud and make the person receiving the call more apt to confirm their information. This is the 2nd episode in this series of 6.

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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• Vendor Master File Tip of the Week: Vendor Update Notifications https://youtu.be/XFnVRJSBj3k
• Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts https://training.debrarrichardson.com/blog
• Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
• Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
• More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
• More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
• Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com

you using confirmation call scripts? See how they can be valuable to prevent fraud and make the person receiving the call more apt to confirm their information.

Keep listening.

Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• Vendor Master File Tip of the Week: Vendor Update Notifications
• Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts
• Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
• Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
• More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
• More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
• Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com

Add this additional verification when onboarding vendors that are individuals or sole proprietors to avoid fraud. What is it and what resources can you use to perform the verification?

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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• Social Security Death Master File Resources:
  • United States Department of Commerce through the National Technical Information Service: https://classic.ntis.gov/products/ssa-dmf/#
  • Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (TInCheck and VendorInfo)
• Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts https://training.debrarrichardson.com/blog
• Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
• Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
• More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
• More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
• Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com

Yes, payments to corporations may be reportable. In this episode we’ll talk about which 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC payments are reportable and which of those forms they should be reported.

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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• IRS Publications:
  • Instructions for Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC (Rev. January 2024): https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1099mec.pdf
  • 2024 General Instructions for Certain Information Returns: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1099gi.pdf
• Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts https://training.debrarrichardson.com/blog
• Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
• Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (Get 25% Discount on the Global Vendor Registration Numbers)
• Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
• More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
• More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
• Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com

It’s getting toward the end of the year and now many of you may see the result of three worst practices with vendor data that can lead to compliance fines. If you want to know what are they and what you should be doing instead…..

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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• Training Session: IRS W-9 Examples by Tax Classification - What To Look For When Accepting From Your Vendor
• Training Session: IRS W-8BEN and W-8BEN-E Forms What to Look For When Accepting From Your Vendor
• Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts https://training.debrarrichardson.com/blog
• Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
• Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (Get 25% Discount on the Global Vendor Registration Numbers)
• Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
• More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
• More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
• Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com

Do you know what type of organizations the fraudsters are calling “easy pickings?”

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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• Recorded Future News Article: Tennessee school district loses $3.4 million to a fake curriculum
• Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts
• Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
• Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (Get 25% Discount on the Global Vendor Registration Numbers)
• Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
• More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
• More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
• Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com

Want these immediate takeaways?

• Common security threats unique to the account payable function
• Resources for free and paid training to prevent fraud
• Vendor setup and maintenance processes to avoid fraud
• 5 Steps to customized training to prevent fraud

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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• Download Handout and/or Watch Webinar Version On-Demand: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3971755298539636063
• Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
• Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (Get 25% Discount on the Global Vendor Registration Numbers)
• Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
• More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
• More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
• Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com

It’s 4th quarter already and while some of you finished your year-end, more are coming into their December 31st year-end – and the fraudsters know it! Make sure you know what tricks they will use in email as we come to the end of 2024.

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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
• Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (Get 25% Discount on the Global Vendor Registration Numbers)
• Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
• More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
• More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
• Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com