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Red Flags Indicating Fraud Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Most fraud in businesses comes from employees and the management team. Here’s a list of employee red flags to watch for: Lifestyle changes show expensive new possessions such as new cars and homes. Substantial personal debt Addictions such as gambling or alcohol cause behavior change. Employees who don’t take vacation or sick leave. Employees in high turnover areas. Here’s a list of management team red flags to watch for: Failure to submit information to auditors. Business units with weak internal controls. Frequent changes in bank accounts. Frequent changes in auditors. Inexperienced accounting team. Excessive use of loans. Excessive compensation plans. Look for these red flags in your business for potential sources of fraud.   Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding. Let’s go startup something today. _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:   Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out    For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .