ABSTRACT

This title was first published in 2001. Purchasing scams are not a high profile topic in the boardroom or indeed in the purchasing department - victims don’t like to talk about their experience. They don’t want to admit that they were gullible enough to be fooled by a fake invoice or a plausible appeal for a bogus charity. And yet scams cost companies thousands of pounds every year! Purchasing Scams and How to Avoid Them provides a comprehensive and practical guide to avoiding scams in the first place: any initiative in relation to scams must focus on prevention rather than cure. It contains descriptions of all of the most common scams including bogus directories, over-priced office consumables and business consultants who are too good to be true. It also describes how the infamous and ubiquitous Nigeria scam works. Advice is given on how to avoid each and, most importantly, how to establish a purchasing function that will provide effective defences against the perpetrators of such operations.

chapter One|9 pages

Introduction - The Nature of The Scam

chapter Two|16 pages

Getting The Purchasing Function Right

chapter Three|10 pages

The Bogus Directory Scam

chapter Four|11 pages

The Paper Scam - and Other Consumables

chapter Five|12 pages

The Nigeria Scam

chapter Six|6 pages

Bogus Consultants

chapter Seven|5 pages

Charity Scams

chapter Eight|10 pages

Borderline Scams

chapter Ten|5 pages

Checklist for Scam Avoidance