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Thanks Everyone, I hope you enjoyed the 411th Episode of the Putting the AP in hAPpy Podcast where Accounts Payable teams are Empowered to Protect the Vendor Master File from Fraud. Don’t forget to check the show notes for the links mentioned in the podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing and writing a review of my podcast on the platform that you use to listen.

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The IRS reported in 2021 that less than 1% of organizations that should backup withhold from vendor payments are doing it. Jason Dinesen, EA joins the episode today to discuss what is backup withholding when it should be done.

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Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• Jason Dinesen, EA: Information Return Intelligence
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC
• Ask Vendor Process Questions: AskVeraTM
• Authentication Free Training: 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process Workshop
• Do You Have A Controlled Vendor Process? Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process
• Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-reference
• Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
• Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC
• More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
• Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com

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What happens when the AI agent you built to save time starts doing things you never authorized? In this episode, Jon Odalen and I explore how user-built AI agents can expose vendor PII, hand data to the wrong people that may unintentionally make it available for fraudulent use.

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Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• Jon Odalen, Founder of Weaveframe: Connect on LinkedIn Weaveframe
• National Cybersecurity Alliance: 2026 Oh Behave Report
• Barracuda Article: Confessions of a Shadow AI User
• National Cybersecurity Alliance Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: https://www.staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC
• Ask Vendor Process Questions: AskVeraTM
• Authentication Free Training: 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process Workshop
• Do You Have A Controlled Vendor Process? Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process
• Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-reference
• Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
• Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC
• More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
• Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com

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Fraudsters continue to evolve but there are still lazy fraudsters that keep using the same tactics to divert vendor payments, because they keep working.

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Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• New Scam Alert: BEC Victim Lost $600K
• YouTube Video: How To Check if the Domain of Your “Vendor’s” Email Address is Fake? - ICANN
• YouTube Video: How To Check if the Domain of Your “Vendor’s” Email Address is Fake - Whois
• National Cybersecurity Alliance Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: https://www.staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC
• Ask Vendor Process Questions: AskVeraTM
• Authentication Free Training: 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process Workshop
• Do You Have A Controlled Vendor Process? Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process
• Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-reference
• Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
• Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC
• More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
• Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com