Survey suggests work from home ‘raises fraud risk’
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Research shows that working from home puts companies at greater risk of fraud
Working from home puts companies at greater risk of fraud, a study suggests.
A poll of 500 medium-sized UK businesses by accounting firm BDO found that 78 per cent said their exposure to crime had increased since remote working became commonplace.
Nearly nine in ten businesses suffered fraud last year with an average loss totaling £219,000. Of those, more than a quarter said they had been victimized at least twice.
Concern: Working from home can increase risks if, for example, a fraudster calls an employee posing as someone in another part of the company and builds rapport
Working from home can increase the risks if, for example, a fraudster calls an employee posing as someone from another part of the company and builds rapport.
BDO’s Kaley Crossthwaite told The Sunday Telegraph that such “red flags” are more likely to go unnoticed when people work remotely, as they spend less time casually chatting with colleagues or asking, “Do you know this person?”