Remember that $25.6M successful payment to fraudsters?  Of course you do, seems like every media outlet and all the companies you subscribe to (like mine) reported on it too.  So how can you combat?  

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:   

• CNN Article:  Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’
• cnn.com/2024/02/04/asia/deepfake-cfo-scam-hong-kong-intl-hnk/index.html?utm_source=www.superpowerdaily.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=a-completely-open-source-ai-wearable-device
• Authentication Training - AVM 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process Workshop
• https://training.debrarrichardson.com/course/vendoronboardingworkshop
• Vendor Process Training Center:  https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Debra R Richardson LLC:  20 Tips in 20 Minutes 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 Master File Clean-Up:  https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
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