Sequence a vendor-payment triage so preservation, population definition, and corroboration happen before conclusions.
The alert A $74,600 rush payment is queued for a new maintenance vendor with a residential address and a free-email invoice. The wrong first move can either tip off the wrong person or disrupt a legitimate operational need. Decision principle Preserve, define, corroborate Use the Fraud Tree to classify the likely scheme, but sequence your work so each step protects the next one. shortcut Ask the manager or vendor to explain first You learn whether the alert is isolated, repeated, or part of a broader vendor pattern. Do not let the first suspicious invoice become the whole investigation. 01 Preserve…
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