The Latin American Business Style: Common Risks and Challenges to Doing Business in the Region

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The Latin American Business Style: Common Risks and Challenges to Doing Business in the Region

Latin America is an exotic and extensive land — full of social and political diversities. Yet, just like anywhere else, it struggles with fraud and corruption. “The Spaniards and Portuguese came to this region to conquer and take away gold and precious metal; in many ways, the culture of Latin America is still the same today,” explained Fernando Cevallos, CFE, LSS, director at PwC in Mexico City, Mexico, today in his breakout session. 

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Video: Keynote Speaker, Stacy Keach

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Video: Keynote Speaker, Stacy Keach

As narrator of CNBC’s “American Greed,” actor Stacy Keach said that his show “has … given me an insight into the machinations of the lengths that people will go to, what they are willing to risk, in order to make easy money — more and more money." With the aid of clips from the TV show, Keach described the crimes of extravagant fraudsters.

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Exploiting Internet and Social Network Intelligence to Enhance Investigations

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Cynthia Navarro began her Tuesday afternoon session with the preface, “This is going to be work-related and personal. You will be able to use these tools in every part of your life.” She was referring to her session detailing how anti-fraud professionals can use information found on the Internet to find out more than you ever wanted to know about a person in question.

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Old Technology Used in New Ways

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Old Technology Used in New Ways

We know technology is a double-edged sword. It helps us catch fraudsters but then they use it to perpetrate ever-more-complex frauds. Christopher Rosetti, CFE, CPA, told attendees how to tip the scales in their favor in his Tuesday breakout session, “Cutting Edge Tips in Today’s World of Fraud.” Rosetti is Partner-Fraud Investigations with BST.

 

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