Trouble Insurance

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime
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Author: D.J. Nyland ISBN: 9780646578842
Publisher: D.J. Nyland Publication: August 29, 2012
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: D.J. Nyland
ISBN: 9780646578842
Publisher: D.J. Nyland
Publication: August 29, 2012
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Several years ago, lacking empathy for ego-driven bosses, I decided I would be best off self employed. I thought long and hard about what a qualified CPA might do in a world that didn't involve bean counting. After due consideration I concluded that the only thing with growth potential was 'white collar crime'. I felt suitably qualified to deal with this, having worked for many years in an industry where almost everyone was 'of dodgy character'.
To begin, I opened a small office in the city. At the same time I put an advertisement in the yellow pages offering myself as a private investigator.
Regular checks of my answering machine gave me nothing of real interest. After a few weeks, a strapping Scot named Gordon volunteered to be my first employee. Amazingly he found me a client, begining my investigative efforts with a whimper rather than a bang.
My next breakthrough, a change to the world of travel insurance fraud, was driven by my desperate need to escape corporate life. My searches for petty criminals, scammers and con artists inspired me to write about these shady characters who thought they could pull off the perfect crime. Some did, most didn't.
Along the way I discovered that half a million Aussies leave our shores each month, taking with them a complete ignorance of travel insurance. This book will seriously change that dynamic
After investigating hundreds of claims I estimate that less than five percent were totally free of fraud, one quarter were totally fraudulent, half were severely padded and the remainder were only slightly exaggerated. Some defences of these claims may be useful to a reader planning a scam. Most stories are humorous, but all are educational.

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Several years ago, lacking empathy for ego-driven bosses, I decided I would be best off self employed. I thought long and hard about what a qualified CPA might do in a world that didn't involve bean counting. After due consideration I concluded that the only thing with growth potential was 'white collar crime'. I felt suitably qualified to deal with this, having worked for many years in an industry where almost everyone was 'of dodgy character'.
To begin, I opened a small office in the city. At the same time I put an advertisement in the yellow pages offering myself as a private investigator.
Regular checks of my answering machine gave me nothing of real interest. After a few weeks, a strapping Scot named Gordon volunteered to be my first employee. Amazingly he found me a client, begining my investigative efforts with a whimper rather than a bang.
My next breakthrough, a change to the world of travel insurance fraud, was driven by my desperate need to escape corporate life. My searches for petty criminals, scammers and con artists inspired me to write about these shady characters who thought they could pull off the perfect crime. Some did, most didn't.
Along the way I discovered that half a million Aussies leave our shores each month, taking with them a complete ignorance of travel insurance. This book will seriously change that dynamic
After investigating hundreds of claims I estimate that less than five percent were totally free of fraud, one quarter were totally fraudulent, half were severely padded and the remainder were only slightly exaggerated. Some defences of these claims may be useful to a reader planning a scam. Most stories are humorous, but all are educational.

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