Corporate Presentation

Corporate Presentation
Facts and Figures
•  6,000 cases of fraudulent document submissions by medical professionals were recorded
in the Gulf Cooperation Council over the past two years (The DataFlow Group, 2015)
•  In a study on fraud conducted by KPMG in 2010, average staff fraud was estimated to
cost GBP 4 million (KPMG, 2011)
•  In a study carried out by the CPA Journal, 44% lied about work experience, 23%
fabricated credentials or licenses, and 41% were dishonest about education
•  According to the FBI ‘DipScam’ task force, online diploma mills sell diplomas to willing
buyers for as little as USD 425 for a Bachelor’s degree and USD 550 for a Master’s
degree
•  At least 15% of all job applicants in business organiations fail to report criminal
convictions (Lee, 2006)
•  The value of employee fraud has risen approximately 80% in 2005 and over 200% since
2003 (Hayward, 2006)
Who Is The ‘Typical Fraudster’?
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Male
36 to 45 years old
Commits fraud against own employer
Holds a senior management position
Employed by the company for more than 10 years
Works in collusion with another perpetrator
(KPMG, 2011)
An EMA research in 2007 revealed that %49 of all fraudsters hold senior management
positions, with senior managers remaining the most likely fraudsters - according to the
KPMG 2011 analysis
Fraud now takes longer to detect - up from an average of 2.9 years from inception to
detection in 2007 to 3.4 years in 2011 - according to the KPMG 2011 analysis
Common Employee Resume Fraud
Diploma Mills
Impersonation
Embellished Degrees
False Immigration
Status
Embellished
Employment Status
and Timeframe
Criminal Records
Altered Documents
Concealed Financial
Fraud History
Misrepresented
Credentials and
False References
Concealed Employee
Fraud History
Statistics on resume fraud are difficult to obtain since only a fraction of resumes are ever
checked for discrepancies
Employee Fraud Threats
Reputational
Damage
Internal
Risks
How Can Employee Fraud
Affect Your Organisation?
Financial
Losses
Regulatory
Implications
Employee fraud is more common than most organisations think, and may have various negative
impacts on the success of a business. In severe cases, employee fraud may result in business
and career failure
How We Can Help
Verify Before You Hire
Verification Solutions
Data Solutions
Verify employee credentials directly
from the primary source.
Cross check your employees against
millions of criminality and regulatory
records.
These May Include:
CrossCheck Global Databases:
• Education Degrees
• Employment Certificates
• Practice Licenses
• Work Permits
• Passports
Minimise
Risk and Time
• Law Enforcement Dataset
• Financial Regulatory Dataset
• Non-Financial Regulatory Dataset
• Terrorist Risk Dataset
• Alleged Terrorist Risk Dataset
• OFAC++ Dataset
• Diploma Mills and Unaccredited
Universities Dataset
• Medical Risk Dataset
• Suspect Employers / Banned
Companies Dataset
Opportunity is the element that every business should be seeking to reduce
The DataFlow Group
•  The DataFlow Group is a leading global provider of specialised Primary Source Verification (PSV)
solutions, and background screening and immigration compliance services. Headquartered in
Hong Kong, the DataFlow Group has established offices in multiple regions across the globe to
cater to its growing business and client base
•  The DataFlow Group undertakes hundreds of thousands of immigration compliance screening
and verification service transactions for professionals each year on behalf of various
government, quasigovernment, regulatory and large multinational organisations worldwide
•  To ensure that hired professionals have the qualifications they claim, the DataFlow Group utilises
cutting-edge technologies and leverages an expansive network of over 60,000 issuing
authorities throughout more than 185 countries and territories to liaise with primary sources
and verify the authenticity of documents submitted by candidates, in accordance with global
industry best practices and Joint Commission International (JCI) guidelines
•  Through its worldwide locations, the DataFlow Group provides clients across more than 185
countries with multilingual services that are uniquely tailored to their local markets and native
languages
The DataFlow Group
•  The DataFlow Group utilises the expertise of proficient language partners to further
enhance its linguistic capabilities for the purpose of processing documents and certificates
•  The DataFlow Group has built a database of over 327,000 negative profiles on medical
professionals and organisations including doctors, hospitals, nurses, pharmacists and
others associated with the global healthcare industry
•  The DataFlow Group healthcare applicant database covers consultants, specialists,
general practitioners, nurses and other allied healthcare professionals
•  The DataFlow Group employs more than 500 experts and researchers who fully
comprehend the requirements and protocols of local market environments, while
leveraging the organisation’s international best practices, experience and outreach
Sector Coverage
The DataFlow Group provides customised solutions for various industries and sectors.
These include:
Ministries
Educational Institutions
Immigration Departments
Professional Licensing Authorities
Healthcare Regulators and Facilities
Financial Institutions
and Commercial Business Sectors
Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics (STEM) Authorities
“Partnering with global governments, regulators and multinational companies across all sectors to
deliver comprehensive solutions that ultimately protect communities from fraudsters and illegal
immigrants”
Business Acumen
Our Mission
To protect communities by ensuring that
the professionals serving them are both
qualified and competent
Our Vision
To emerge as a pioneering global expert in
professional integrity and immigration
screening services
Integrity
Security
Our Core
Values
Accuracy
Flexibility
Primary Source Verification
Application
Submittal
Primary Source
Verification Elements
Knowledge Repository
Database
Clients
Education
Employment
Applicant
License
• Applications
received from
across various
industries
• Highly penetrative
research
• Technology enabled
processes
• Fully auditable processes
• Over 500 qualified
researchers
Database Includes:
• Screened applicants
• Diploma mills
• Bogus employers
• Issuing authorities
Processes are continuously
upgraded, and
information is stored in the
Knowledge Repository
Database
• Government entities
• Regulatory bodies
• Corporate businesses
Clients can request,
retrieve and inquire online
about information and
reports
PSV Process Flow
Mandatory Documents
First quality check
procedure
Education
Employment
Applicant
Applications
received by Data
Entry Team
Verification conducted
by Research Team
License
Are received
mandatory
documents filled
correctly?
CRM Team
contacts applicant
for documents
Missing
documents
Received
documents
Negative Result
Applicant
Quality Control Team
Positive Result
Regulator
Second quality
check procedure
Report Writing Team
Verification
completed
Verification Team
conducts
verification
Email
Online
Phone
Site Visits
Fax
Courier
CrossCheck
•  A fully-owned subsidiary of the DataFlow Group, CrossCheck is an extensive online
worldwide criminality and regulatory risk database that helps public and private entities
receiving applications make informed decisions regarding candidates
•  CrossCheck is one of the largest databases in the world for comprehensive international
criminality, regulatory and terrorism risk coverage, in addition to specialised datasets that
encompass medical staff and diploma mills
•  CrossCheck tracks and updates information from various public sources across the globe
and stores it in a single searchable database, making it both simple and convenient for
subscribers to conduct critical pre-employment and due diligence checks, thereby
protecting citizens and official entities from potential fraudsters, criminals and others who
may pose a threat
•  With over 5.7 million records obtained from government, court and other data sources,
many CrossCheck records are translated from their original language to English
•  In order to ensure excellence across all aspects of its diverse operations, CrossCheck
adheres to best global practices when conducting background checks, whether it be for
immigration, pre-employment or ‘Know Your Client’ screening purposes
CrossCheck - Datasets
Law Enforcement Dataset
• Contains millions of records sourced
from law enforcement agencies
worldwide.
• Information collected and updated on a
regular basis by monitoring wanted
lists, arrest records and press releases,
among others.
Non-Financial Regulatory
Dataset
• Comprises individuals and companies
censured by non-financial regulatory
authorities.
• Covers any type of breach or violation
reported by various international
regulatory authorities.
Financial Regulatory Dataset
• Compiled from official financial regulatory
records from central banks, stock
exchanges and capital markets.
• Comprises individuals and companies
censured or debarred from operation.
• Helps mitigate financial and legal risks
associated with such individuals and
companies.
CrossCheck - Datasets
Alleged Terrorist Risk Dataset
• Covers non-government information
relating to terrorists, rebels and
militant groups, among others.
• Information collected and updated on a
regular basis by monitoring various web
and media sources.
Terrorist Risk Dataset
• Compiled from government agencies,
non-government terrorism knowledge
bases and media sources.
• Information on known terrorists and their
sponsors is collected and updated on a
regular basis.
• Includes 911 SubPoena List detailing
individuals and companies known to have
aided 911 attacks and other terrorist
activities mentioned in legal documents
and press reports.
OFAC++ Dataset
• Comprises current OFAC designated
names, as well as those deleted from the
OFAC list.
• Where possible, information relating to
listed OFAC entities is augmented with
additional research to identify further
connected individuals and corporations.
• The Office of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC) of the United States Department
of the Treasury administers and enforces
economic and trade sanctions based on
US foreign policy and national security
goals against targeted foreign countries,
terrorists,
international
narcotics
traffickers and those engaged in
activities related to the proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction.
CrossCheck - Datasets
Diploma Mills and Unaccredited
Universities Dataset
Medical Risk Dataset
• Comprises regularly updated list of
medical professionals such as doctors,
nurses, technicians, pharmacists and
organisations accused or found guilty of
illegal or unethical behaviour.
• Includes regularly updated list of
fraudulent healthcare professionals and
establishments reported to have been
involved
in
medical
malpractice,
negligence, document fraud and other
derogatory incidents.
• Consists of records of enforcement
actions, lawsuits, judgments, reprimands
and debarments specific to medical
professionals issued by various regulatory
authorities.
• Dataset is unique to CrossCheck and is
unavailable on other online databases.
• Largest database of diploma mills and
unaccredited universities worldwide.
• Information is sourced from government
accrediting authorities and detailed
proprietary
profiles
created
by
CrossCheck.
Suspect Employers / Banned
Companies Dataset
• Comprises regularly updated list of
companies
involved
in
providing
individuals with false documentation
such as employment and tax records.
• Includes regularly updated list of
companies
barred
by
various
international government authorities
from transferring labour overseas or
hiring foreign nationals.
Clients
New Zealand High
Commission
Immigration Checkpoints
Authority - Singapore
Clients
Thank You
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