Seven Red Flags That Call for a Forensic Review

Fraud rarely announces itself. It shows up as small, repeated anomalies that individually look explainable.

Common warning signs

Round-number or just-below-approval-limit payments, vendors sharing addresses with employees, frequent manual journal overrides, unusual credit notes at period-end and reluctance to share records.

What to do

Preserve data first. Avoid confronting individuals, and engage an independent team that can analyse the ledger and produce evidence suitable for legal proceedings.