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Dorothy Riggs, CFE
I'd like to be thought of as a purveyor of light. My personal mission and the purpose of this blog is to educate people by shedding light on the diverse fraud schemes they may encounter along their paths, through offering tips on how to avoid stumbling over these scams and by being a useful source of data for those who fall victim to fraud. I currently work as a bank fraud investigator. I've held that position for 7 years and counting. I've also worked in the following fields of employment: financial customer service, retail merchant loss prevention, optical insurance claims and optical retail. My education includes an associate’s degree in child development and a bachelor’s degree in business administration. In addition, I've earned the CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) designation and am a member of the following professional organizations: ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) and IAFCI (International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators). I've authored numerous articles, some of which have been published by Fraud Magazine and other trade journals. Others were utilized as fraud training material for bank employees.

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                                                                                            Sharing 'Fraud Sense' throughout the world,                                                                                                                 - Dorothy Riggs, CFE


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