Internal Theft Methods – Atlanta Georgia

Internal theft is growing in the United States. It is estimated that 75 – 80% of all theft that a business endures comes from one of that business’s employees. It is obviously important that you, the business owner, make internal theft a priority in your day to day operations. These are just a few examples of how some employees commit this type of theft. The most popular method is concealment. Just like a regular shoplifter the employee simply places merchandise or goods in a handbag, briefcase, backpack, etc. then they wait for the end of their shift and simply walk out with the goods.

Another popular method is “tossing”. This is where an employee takes whatever merchandise they intend to steal and loads it into a trash bag. From there they simply go out to the dumpster and toss that trash bag away. Later, when the store’s closed or they’re sure that nobody is looking they’ll return to the dumpster, get the trash bag out and they’re off with your merchandise. There are also quite a few less obvious methods of internal theft.

An employee may purposely be overcharging customers on certain merchandise. They then take the extra money and pocket it. They may be working with others and giving away merchandise, a method known as “sweethearting” or simply allowing friends and family to use an employee discount on merchandise. They may also be giving out cash, checks or vouchers for returned merchandise that was never actually returned. There are many different types of internal theft. These are just a few that you need to be aware of.

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