Episodes

  • Episode 360: Fraudsters Have a Way to Pass Payee Positive Pay for Stolen Checks – How it Works and What to do About it

    Episode 360: Fraudsters Have a Way to Pass Payee Positive Pay for Stolen Checks – How it Works and What to do About it
    Oct 16 2025

    Fraudsters have evolved again – this time with check fraud because they have found a way to bypass payee positive pay. So now what?

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    Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • Federal Reserve Board: How Criminals Commit Check Fraud Using Stolen Business Identities
    • Training: Validations to Prevent Check Payment Fraud - Your Accounts System/ERP, The Bank and Your Vendor Team
    • Get the Vendor Callback Confirmation Toolkit(TM) Today: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/course/callback-confirmation-toolkit
    • Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-session
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    31 mins
  • Episode 359: Vendor Is Not Registered in Their State? Here’s What To Do Next

    Episode 359: Vendor Is Not Registered in Their State? Here’s What To Do Next
    Oct 9 2025

    If one of your vendor validations is checking with the State of your vendor but find that the vendor is not registered with the State of their address….now what?

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    Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • Find States Your Vendor is Registered In: Open Corporates
    • Free Download: 5 Steps to Improve Your Vendor Callback Process https://training.debrarrichardson.com/confirmation
    • Get the Vendor Callback Confirmation Toolkit(TM) Today: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/course/callback-confirmation-toolkit
    • Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-session
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    14 mins
  • Episode 358: 3 Ways AI In Your Existing Automation Software Can Help The Vendor Team That You May Not Have Thought About

    Episode 358: 3 Ways AI In Your Existing Automation Software Can Help The Vendor Team That You May Not Have Thought About
    Oct 2 2025

    Many automation software platforms including email to invoicing have artificial intelligence embedded in them. You may not think that email or invoicing software can help fight fraud in the vendor process, but yes they can and here’s how...

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    Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • Free Download: 5 Steps to Improve Your Vendor Callback Process https://training.debrarrichardson.com/confirmation
    • Get the Vendor Callback Confirmation Toolkit(TM) Today: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/course/callback-confirmation-toolkit
    • Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-session
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    26 mins
  • Episode 357: The Riskiest Scams For This Age Group is Fake Jobs – How the BBB Recommends You Avoid Them

    Episode 357: The Riskiest Scams For This Age Group is Fake Jobs – How the BBB Recommends You Avoid Them
    Sep 25 2025

    If you are in this age group (or not) and looking for a job…..

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    Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • VMF Tip of the Week Video: Is It A Scam? The BBB Scam Tracker May Be Able to Tell You https://youtu.be/y_d6QVlqcSY
    • BBB Scam Tracker: https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker
    • BBB Scam HQ: https://www.bbb.org/all/scamtips
    • BBB New Scam Alert Emails (Sign-Up): https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/1900156/1902645/
    • Get the Vendor Callback Confirmation Toolkit(TM) Today: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/course/callback-confirmation-toolkit
    • Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-session
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    24 mins
  • Episode 356: 5 Ways to Speed Up the Vendor Onboarding and Change Process

    Episode 356: 5 Ways to Speed Up the Vendor Onboarding and Change Process
    Sep 18 2025

    I asked ChatGPT what vendor onboarding professionals have been searching for in the past week – and one of the blaring results was how to onboard vendors faster. I have five tips to speed up the vendor process….

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    Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • Vendor Process Training Center: AVM Vendor Toolkit (Substitute Forms, Vendor Banking Form)
    • Vendor Banking Form (Separate Purchase): https://debrarrichardson.com/store/vendor-banking-form-template
    • Get the Vendor Callback Confirmation Toolkit(TM) Today: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/course/callback-confirmation-toolkit
    • Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-session
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    27 mins
  • Episode 355: Before Allowing Non-Vendor Team Members to Make Confirmation Calls, Put These Steps in Place

    Episode 355: Before Allowing Non-Vendor Team Members to Make Confirmation Calls, Put These Steps in Place
    Sep 11 2025

    Do you have a non-vendor team member performing the confirmation call? I don’t recommend that certain steps are put into place to reduce the potential for both internal and external fraud. What are they?

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    Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • Get the Vendor Callback Confirmation Toolkit(TM) Today: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/course/callback-confirmation-toolkit
    • Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-session
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    27 mins
  • Episode 354: Tariffs May Affect Your Vendor Validations

    Episode 354: Tariffs May Affect Your Vendor Validations
    Sep 4 2025

    Tariffs are here and many vendor team members may be busier than ever with how they have caused changes in the vendor process. There may be additional validations involved in four areas…

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    Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-session
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    30 mins
  • Episode 353: Low-Cost But High-Impact Vendor Validation Step to Prevent Fraud

    Episode 353: Low-Cost But High-Impact Vendor Validation Step to Prevent Fraud
    Aug 28 2025

    If you’re looking for a low-cost vendor validation step to deter fraud – I have one for you in today’s episode.

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    Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out the Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • Article: How to Vet Suppliers and Avoid Fake Vendor Scams https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/how-to-vet-suppliers-and-avoid-fake-vendor-scams
    • Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-session
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    16 mins