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Confidence is the ultimate tool in fighting fraudsters
By 
Martin Woods2020-12-18T16:25:00
Con men will try to bully weak investigators and sell them their version of “the truth,” writes Martin Woods. The ultimate deterrent is to challenge their “facts” and act with the same confidence they display.
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