Fraud and corruption are topical in South Africa given the many companies who have fallen foul to this potentially crippling phenomenon. EFT (electronic fraud) is in particular prevalent and often detected too late and after substantial damage has already taken place. ENS (Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs) has a highly reputable and accomplished forensics team who have substantial experience in commercial crime. Many of our clients require significant, specialised industry knowledge and our forensic team uses these skills, together with their effective information-gathering techniques, to successfully assist clients within Africa’s legislative framework. There are many security checks companies can put in place to prevent fraud and white collar crimes and we are adept at assisting with these preventative measures as well as investigating a variety of fraud and corruption. The risk of these crimes is drastically reduced by empowering people within a company with the knowledge of how fraud and corruption are often committed.
As the largest full-service law firm in Africa, our ability to cross reference with other business areas within the firm means we are able to offer litigation, preparation of fidelity claims to compensation for loss and forensics, and IT and data analysis, in addition to our regular forensics services. These services include procurement fraud screening, asset tracing, business intelligence (individual as well as company profiles for mergers acquisition or screening purposes), fraud risk management consulting and fraud awareness training.
