ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on achievement lies, involving determining opponents often with large amounts of stake. The subjects, suspects and liars are referred to as 'suspected con-men' or 'conmen' and they come in all shapes, sizes and colours. The chapter deals with most types of meetings and suggests how one can handle them to minimize the risks of being deceived. It concerns getting reliable evidence from willing and unwilling witnesses in complex fraud cases and obtaining a written account of their evidence. This may be in the form of a Proof of Evidence, affidavit, statement or criminal justice act statement and is required by lawyers to assess the strength of their case, pre-trial, and to know what the witness is expected to say during it. There are some main problems with witnesses. A person may not wish to become involved, for reasons ranging from apathy to fear, and in the corporate fraud area.
