Fraud and Forgery Polygraphs

 “Fraud” in the criminal sense can generally be thought of as illegal deception wherein the intention is to gain something of value, financial or otherwise. “Forgery” can be described as the generation of a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art that can be sold for personal gain.

Your options include calling for help from an attorney, investigatory agency, private investigator, and/or Certified Fraud Examiner. In tandem with these professionals, you may also seek a polygraph examiner. Each situation varies on your individual circumstances.

Fraudulent claims total at least $80 billion per year in the United States. Some analysis shows that property-casualty fraud steals more than $30 billion each year. It is estimated that insurers pay out up to 10% of their claims cost on fraudulent claims annually. And, according to the FBI, over $40 billion a year is lost through fraud across all non-health insurance.

Forgery is an entirely different concern, and the FBI estimates that losses from check fraud alone total $18.7 billion annually. That's more than 500 million checks, more than a million a day,  forged annually in the U.S. Because of demands upon law enforcement, prosecutors fail to pursue 75 percent of bank check fraud cases, leaving most matters to be settled between the involved parties, and placing even greater emphasis on the concept of due diligence. Worse yet, the average fraud scheme lasts 18 months before it is detected. The most common method for detecting fraud is through tips from employees, customers, vendors and anonymous sources. The second most common method of discovery is by accident.

• Forgery, financial, mortgage, and insurance fraud

• Medicare / Medical Fraud