{"id":25247,"date":"2026-03-17T23:47:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T23:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/procomservices.com\/insights\/the-fraud-tax-is-already-in-your-budget-youre-just-calling-it-something-else\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T21:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:41:38","slug":"the-fraud-tax-is-already-in-your-budget-youre-just-calling-it-something-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/procomservices.com\/en-ca\/insights\/the-fraud-tax-is-already-in-your-budget-youre-just-calling-it-something-else\/","title":{"rendered":"The fraud tax is already in your budget. You&#8217;re just calling it something else."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\n        <style>\n\t\t\tp.wp-block-paragraph:not([class^=\"has-\"]):not([class*=\" has-\"]):not(.no-margin) {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 15px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.toc-wrapper {\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tp.wp-block-paragraph {\n\t\t\t\tline-height: normal;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .left-col>p.wp-block-paragraph:first-child {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bolder;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 2.3rem;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .left-col>p.wp-block-paragraph:last-child {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bolder;\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 40px;\n\t\t\t\tline-height: 0.8;\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .left-col {\n\t\t\t\tborder-right: 2px solid #000;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col {\n\t\t\t\tpadding-top: 15px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 15px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-right: 15px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 15px;\n\t\t\t\tbox-shadow: 0 6px 7px -7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col p.wp-block-paragraph,\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col h3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col h3 {\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 2rem;\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: 500;\n\t\t\t\tline-height: normal;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col h3+h4 {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: 300;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 6px;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col p.wp-block-paragraph:last-child {\n\t\t\t\tline-height: normal;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .right-col ul li {\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 0;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list.no-marg-b {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list.no-pad-t-b .dst-list__item {\n\t\t\t\tpadding-top: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list.no-marg-b .dst-list__item {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list.no-marg-t {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list.no-bullet .dst-list__item .dst-list__content::before {\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list.no-pad-l-inner .dst-list__item .dst-list__content {\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list:not(.no-pad-l) .dst-list__item {\n\t\t\t\tpadding-top: 5px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 5px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 4rem;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-right: 4rem;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list .dst-list__item .dst-list__title {\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: var(--dst--base-text-size);\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: var(--dst--blog-text-font-weight, 400);\n\t\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list__content {\n\t\t\t\tposition: relative;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 2.1rem;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.content-single .dst-list__content::before {\n\t\t\t\tcontent: \"\u2022\";\n\t\t\t\tposition: absolute;\n\t\t\t\tleft: 0;\n\t\t\t\tline-height: normal;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t@media (max-width: 1115px) {\n\t\t\t\t.content-single .list-cols .left-col {\n\t\t\t\t\tpadding: 2rem;\n\t\t\t\t\tborder-right: none;\n\t\t\t\t\tborder-bottom: 2px solid #000;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n        <\/style>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bottom line<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-xs wp-block-paragraph\">Most organizations are already paying for candidate fraud. The cost shows up as churn, rework, early replacements, and delivery slippage &#8212; not as a fraud line item. Procurement has the tools to make this visible and govern against it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The problem with waiting for an incident<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most organizations treat candidate fraud governance as something that activates after a high-impact event. A payroll diversion. An access breach. A substitution scheme that gets exposed. Before that, the costs sit across teams and categories, and no one connects them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They show up as repeated screening and resubmission cycles. Non-productive starts. Early replacements. Project delays from false capacity. Time-to-fill restarts after a role falls through. Teams treat each instance as a bad hire, a performance issue, or a market quality problem. Without measurement, it becomes normal variance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-custom-css has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow wp-custom-css-7441a426\" style=\"background-color:#ff6a0026\">\n<p class=\"has-sm-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><em>The fraud problem is not usually a single visible incident. It is a pattern of measurable waste that no one has named &#8212; and therefore no one has governed against.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-xs wp-block-paragraph\">Procurement already has the lens for this. Managing third-party risk by reducing variance is the job. The question is whether fraud-related cost is being treated as a distinct category worth measuring, or absorbed quietly as ordinary friction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A field example<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17ebd0ce wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#cce0f5;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-031d5db3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\"><em>A contingent role is filled twice in 60 days. The first start fails early. The second delivers but requires heavy oversight and rework. No one labels it fraud. The costs land across teams: wasted manager time, project delay, additional vendor spend, and another onboarding cycle. Without measurement, it becomes normal churn.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A simple model: The cost continuum<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use this to align stakeholders without arguing about intent. The value of the continuum is that it gives buyers a framework for naming costs they have been absorbing without language for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div  style=\"--ds-row-gap: 0px; --ds-columns-count: 2; --grid-template-columns: var(--col1_desktop-fr, 1fr) var(--col2_desktop-fr, 1fr); --col2_desktop-fr: 2fr; --grid-template-columns_tablet: var(--col1_tablet-fr, 1fr); --grid-template-columns_mobile: var(--col1_mobile-fr, 1fr); --ds-columns-count_mobile: 1; ;\" class=\"ds-columns is-style-default list-cols\">\n\t<div class=\"ds-row\">\n\t\t\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#ff6b00;\" class=\"ds-column items-center flex-center left-col has-background\">\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-24fd5e5fa2aa7bd26d7433f000348a93\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">LEVEL 1<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#cce0f536;\" class=\"ds-column right-col has-background\">\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Delivery failure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul  style=\"--dst-list__col: 1; --dst-list__gap: 10px; --dst-list__direction: row; --dst-list__title-lh: 1.2; --dst-list__item-padding: 0rem 0rem 0rem 0rem;\" class=\"dst-list is-row no-border no-pad-l no-marg-b wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list\">\n\t\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWasted interviewing and coordination cycles\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRescreening and resubmission after early failure\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOnboarding resets and access rework\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"--ds-row-gap: 0px; --ds-columns-count: 2; --grid-template-columns: var(--col1_desktop-fr, 1fr) var(--col2_desktop-fr, 1fr); --col2_desktop-fr: 2fr; --grid-template-columns_tablet: var(--col1_tablet-fr, 1fr); --grid-template-columns_mobile: var(--col1_mobile-fr, 1fr); --ds-columns-count_mobile: 1; ;\" class=\"ds-columns is-style-default list-cols\">\n\t<div class=\"ds-row\">\n\t\t\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#ff6b00;\" class=\"ds-column items-center flex-center left-col has-background\">\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7d25e54e26b504869494bb90c4711ca1\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">LEVEL 2<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#cce0f536;\" class=\"ds-column right-col has-background\">\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Direct financial loss<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul  style=\"--dst-list__col: 1; --dst-list__gap: 10px; --dst-list__direction: row; --dst-list__title-lh: 1.2; --dst-list__item-padding: 0rem 0rem 0rem 0rem;\" class=\"dst-list is-row no-border no-pad-l no-marg-b wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list\">\n\t\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPay for non-delivery or partial delivery\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tReplacement recruiting and onboarding costs\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDisputed invoicing and ownership disputes\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"--ds-row-gap: 0px; --ds-columns-count: 2; --grid-template-columns: var(--col1_desktop-fr, 1fr) var(--col2_desktop-fr, 1fr); --col2_desktop-fr: 2fr; --grid-template-columns_tablet: var(--col1_tablet-fr, 1fr); --grid-template-columns_mobile: var(--col1_mobile-fr, 1fr); --ds-columns-count_mobile: 1; ;\" class=\"ds-columns is-style-default list-cols\">\n\t<div class=\"ds-row\">\n\t\t\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#ff6b00;\" class=\"ds-column items-center flex-center left-col has-background\">\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e7d10a14288de6ac04ecce832bef4757\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">LEVEL 3<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#cce0f536;\" class=\"ds-column right-col has-background\">\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Operational and competitive harm<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul  style=\"--dst-list__col: 1; --dst-list__gap: 10px; --dst-list__direction: row; --dst-list__title-lh: 1.2; --dst-list__item-padding: 0rem 0rem 0rem 0rem;\" class=\"dst-list is-row no-border no-pad-l no-marg-b wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list\">\n\t\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMissed milestones and rework from false capacity\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tShadow management overhead absorbing team bandwidth\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDelayed outcomes and compounding project disruption\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"--ds-row-gap: 0px; --ds-columns-count: 2; --grid-template-columns: var(--col1_desktop-fr, 1fr) var(--col2_desktop-fr, 1fr); --col2_desktop-fr: 2fr; --grid-template-columns_tablet: var(--col1_tablet-fr, 1fr); --grid-template-columns_mobile: var(--col1_mobile-fr, 1fr); --ds-columns-count_mobile: 1; ;\" class=\"ds-columns is-style-default list-cols\">\n\t<div class=\"ds-row\">\n\t\t\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#ff6b00;\" class=\"ds-column items-center flex-center left-col has-background\">\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-552d23ee037168f2530f9b58541e6d07\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\">LEVEL 4<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#cce0f536;\" class=\"ds-column right-col has-background\">\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Catastrophic loss<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<ul  style=\"--dst-list__col: 1; --dst-list__gap: 10px; --dst-list__direction: row; --dst-list__title-lh: 1.2; --dst-list__item-padding: 0rem 0rem 0rem 0rem;\" class=\"dst-list is-row no-border no-pad-l no-marg-b wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list\">\n\t\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tUnauthorized access to sensitive systems or data\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRegulatory exposure from location or identity misrepresentation\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tClient or reputational impact from a visible fraud incident\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-xs wp-block-paragraph\">Procurement impact comes from reducing Level 1 through 3 before Level 4 forces a crisis response. Most organizations have decent visibility into Level 1. They are absorbing Level 2 and 3 without measurement. Level 4 is the one no one plans for &#8212; which is usually the wrong time to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What procurement can measure in 30 to 60 days<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You do not need perfect attribution to take action. Start with two indicators most organizations can already access:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17ebd0ce wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#cce0f5;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-4906f934 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Start failure rate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-cd6d0e70 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Starts that do not become productive delivery within the first two to four weeks. Track by supplier and channel, not just in aggregate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-f3ef0b69 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Early replacement rate (30 \/ 60 \/ 90 days)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-31926f67 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0\">Roles replaced quickly due to mismatch, non-performance, or integrity concerns. When these cluster by supplier or channel, that is where minimum standards will have the most impact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As your measurement matures, add:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul  style=\"--dst-list__col: 1; --dst-list__gap: 10px; --dst-list__direction: row; --dst-list__title-lh: 1.2; --dst-list__item-padding: 0rem 0rem 0rem 0rem;\" class=\"dst-list is-row no-border no-pad-l wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list\">\n\t\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCycle churn: requisitions reopened due to early failure or concerns\u00a0\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n<li  class=\"dst-list__item wp-block-ds-blocks-c-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dst-list__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDisputed outcomes: invoicing disputes, ownership disputes, questions about who verified what\u00a0\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Questions worth asking internally<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These questions are designed for program leaders and procurement executives who want to understand where their exposure sits before an incident makes the question urgent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When a contingent placement fails in the first 60 days, what category does it land in &#8212; bad hire, performance issue, or fraud indicator? Who decides?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you know your start failure rate by supplier and channel, or only in aggregate?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has anyone mapped which sourcing channels have the least consistent verification? Is that also where your highest-risk roles sit?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a Level 3 incident happened last year &#8212; a delayed project traced back to a worker delivering at 60% capacity &#8212; would anyone have recognized it as fraud-related, or is it sitting in a project delay budget somewhere?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When did you last review early replacement data by supplier? What did it show?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Start here<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baseline your start failure and early replacement rates by supplier and channel. The variance will tell you where minimum standards will have the most impact. You do not need to prove fraud intent to act on the data &#8212; the pattern is enough to justify tighter requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"--ds-row-gap: 0px; --ds-columns-count: 2; --grid-template-columns: var(--col1_desktop-fr, 1fr) var(--col2_desktop-fr, 1fr); --col1_desktop-fr: 5fr; --grid-template-columns_tablet: var(--col1_tablet-fr, 1fr); --grid-template-columns_mobile: var(--col1_mobile-fr, 1fr); --ds-columns-count_mobile: 1; ;\" class=\"ds-columns gb-xs\">\n\t<div class=\"ds-row\">\n\t\t\n\n<div  style=\"background-color:#ff6a0026;\" class=\"ds-column has-background\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-css is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcfc6260 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-custom-css-711e2f6d\" style=\"border-top-color:#ff6b00;border-top-width:2px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-css has-sm-font-size wp-custom-css-ed0532f6 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Go deeper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-1b51f7b5 wp-block-paragraph\">Procom has published a full framework for assessing your organization&#8217;s fraud risk posture &#8212; including the financial modeling behind the full cost continuum and a self-assessment tool you can run internally. <a href=\"https:\/\/procomservices.com\/en-ca\/insights\/candidate-fraud-in-enterprise-hiring\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Candidate-Fraud-in-Enterprise-Hiring-Whitepaper.pdf\"><strong>Go to the whitepaper.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"ds-column items-start flex-left\">\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/candidate-fraud-cover-300.png.webp\" alt=\"candidate-fraud-cover-300.png\" class=\"wp-image-25231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/procomservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/candidate-fraud-cover-300.png.webp 233w, https:\/\/procomservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/candidate-fraud-cover-300.png-155x200.webp 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If any of this maps to what you&#8217;re seeing in your program, I&#8217;m happy to compare notes. You can reach me at <a href=\"mailto:simong@procomservices.com\">simong@procomservices.com<\/a>&nbsp; or connect with me on <a type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/simongray4\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/simongray4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  style=\"--ds-row-gap: 0px; --ds-columns-count: 2; --grid-template-columns: var(--col1_desktop-fr, 1fr) var(--col2_desktop-fr, 1fr); --col2_desktop-fr: 5fr; --grid-template-columns_tablet: var(--col1_tablet-fr, 1fr); --grid-template-columns_mobile: var(--col1_mobile-fr, 1fr); --ds-columns-count_mobile: 1; ;\" class=\"ds-columns\">\n\t<div class=\"ds-row\">\n\t\t\n\n<div  class=\"ds-column\">\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"189\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/simon-gray-linkedin-1.png.webp\" alt=\"simon-gray-linkedin-1.png\" class=\"wp-image-25232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/procomservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/simon-gray-linkedin-1.png.webp 189w, https:\/\/procomservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/simon-gray-linkedin-1.png-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"ds-column\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-css has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d01f233 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-custom-css-597679b6\" style=\"background-color:#d6d1c969;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:4.5rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-css has-lg-font-size wp-custom-css-186e5ce4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the author<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-h-4-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Simon Gray<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-css wp-custom-css-3b7a9921 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">With over 25 years of experience in strategic staffing, Simon leads Procom\u2019s Workforce Solutions division to help clients hire quickly and compliantly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"separators-custom-box  \"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta_title\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t>Ready to Connect?<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#hs-form\"\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-color:;\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tContact Us\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hs-form-group no-marg-t is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n        <style>\n            [data-hsfc-id=Renderer] .hsfc-Step .hsfc-Step__Content {\n                padding-top: 0;\n            }\n            [data-hsfc-id=Renderer] .hsfc-PostSubmit .hsfc-RichText {\n                display: block;\n            }\n\t\t\t.content-single .hs-form-html .hsfc-RichText span {\n            \tcolor: #fff;\n            }\n            #form-heading {\n                background-image: linear-gradient(to left, rgb(0, 92, 185), rgb(0, 23, 46));\n                margin-bottom: 0;\n                font-weight: 700;\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 42px !important;\n                line-height: 50.4px;\n                color: #fff;\n                text-align: center;\n\n                padding-top: 40px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-left: 40px;\n\t\t\t\tpadding-right: 40px;\n            }\n\t\t\t#form-heading +div{\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 0px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t:root :where(.is-layout-flow.no-marg-t) > * {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 0 !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.wp-block-group.hs-form-group {\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.wp-block-group.hs-form-group.is-visible {\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\t\t}\n        <\/style>\n\n        <div class=\"\" id=\"form-heading\">\n            Ready to connect? 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