Prevention of fraudulent invoices

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Dear Bedford Borough Council,

I am making a request under the FOI Act.

What steps do you employ to prevent the payment of fraudulent invoices that have been raised in the name of existing suppliers (i.e. where a fraudster raises an invoice in the name of a company that is already a supplier but with the fraudster’s own bank details)?

I await your response within 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

Helen McNally

Freedom of Information, Bedford Borough Council

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Rupee Baga, Bedford Borough Council

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Dear Ms McNally

 

Request pursuant to Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request No. 11580

 

I refer to your recent enquiry for information held by the Council. 

 

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the authority must
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the information you requested.

 

Please find the information you requested enclosed. 

 

The following anti-fraudulent measure is adhered to by Bedford Borough
Council's payments team to ensure that payments are not made to fraudsters
by way of existing suppliers bank details being amended upon receipt of
fraudulent requests.

 

We do not amend any bank account details retained for existing suppliers
without verifying confirmation of previous bank details from suppliers via
contact details already held on our payments system.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Rupee Baga

Business Management Support Officer – Enabling/Customer

Bedford Borough Council

Borough Hall

Cauldwell Street

Bedford 

MK42 9AP.

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From: Helen McNally [[4]mailto:[FOI #450833 email]]

Sent: 06 December 2017 16:51

To: Freedom of Information

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Prevention of fraudulent
invoices

 

Dear Bedford Borough Council,

 

I am making a request under the FOI Act.

 

What steps do you employ to prevent the payment of fraudulent invoices
that have been raised in the name of existing suppliers (i.e. where a
fraudster raises an invoice in the name of a company that is already a
supplier but with the fraudster’s own bank details)?

 

I await your response within 20 working days.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Helen McNally

 

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Dear Rupee Baga,

Thank you very much for your response.

Yours sincerely,

Helen McNally