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FRAUD-PREVENTION5 MIN READ

Ghost Delivery at Receiving

Identify invoice risks when receiving evidence and requester approval are not independent.

The invoice is ready. The receiving evidence is not. Which visual clue should stop payment until verification is complete? Invoice packet waiting without independent goods-received evidence Correct. Payment should wait until receipt evidence independently supports the invoice. Same supervisor shown as requester and receiver Correct. Requesting and receiving the same purchase weakens segregation of duties and can hide false receipt. Sealed pallets on the dock Not enough by itself. Pallets are normal dock activity; the issue is missing independent receipt evidence. Handheld scanner at the station Not the problem. The scanner is a tool. The control depends on who records…

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