The story of the dumb girl that couldn't spell

Please finish this story to the end because there is an important lesson for you

This is a true story that I know of first hand though some details have been changed to protect the "innocent". Once there was an office with a clerical worker who was known as dumb, her name was Gabriella. No one was sure if she ever learned her alphabet because often files were found under the wrong letter. Everyone though cut Gabriella slack, maybe because of her smile or perhaps because whenever she went to pick up lunch at the local pizzeria she came back with almost double of what we ordered. We were sure the pizza man liked her smile. It turned out to be something else he liked.

The business she worked at was wildly successful, the work was plentiful and the rates were never discounted so the bank balance never was a concern. In fact the owners were so busy, who had time to write checks ? , that became Gabriella's responsibility as was getting the mail. They also had no time to reconcile their bank account. In fact the one time they did it just did not seem to work out. So they had the perfect solution, open up another account.

As you may have noticed they were giving a little too much responsibility to Gabriella. Believe it or not the employers were accountants yet they were not aware of what was going on right under their nose. That was until cash started to get tight and bills were not getting paid. So one of the owners went out for a slice of pizza to think about this situation. As he was sitting in his booth he overheard some of Gabriella's friends talking in the booth behind him. They were all wondering how she could afford the clothes she was wearing and the places she had been going to. Suddenly a thought crossed his mind, could it be that Gabriella was his money problem ? Forget about the rest of lunch he rushed right back to the office.

I'll bet you can guess what happened next, he looked through his bank statements and found some checks missing. See it turns out for more than two years Gabriella had been taking checks from the back of the checkbook and writing them to herself. Then when the mail came in she took the cancelled checks out of the bank statement and destroyed them. Turns out that she had stolen over  $ 250,000 from her trusting employers.

Let me ask you a question, what are you doing to make sure this is not you ?

So please read this carefully. Whether you use my services and software or never even touch a computer there are simple steps you can take to prevent this from happening to you:

1. Open your own bank statements before any employees and review all checks and withdrawals

2. Separate check writing responsibility from the bank reconciliation process

3. Do not leave excess funds in your operating account

You'll be glad to know that even the basic monthly service I offer would keep you very safe from this ever happening to you. That is because even with our Silver monthly plan we reconcile your account on a monthly basis. That means we as a third party outside of your office are making sure that things are working properly. Accountants call this separation of duty, though you will think of it as peace of mind.

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