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March
StopORC
Webinar to Cover "Gift Card Fraud: Addressing Current Issues and Future
Challenges" with Meghan Burke from The North Face
Rancho Cucamonga, CA- March 12, 2014 – Meghan
Burke, loss prevention
coordinator with The North Face, will present "Gift Card Fraud: Addressing
Current Issues and Future Challenges" at the StopORC Webinar on Thursday,
March
27th at 12pm PST. The free StopORC Webinar is open to qualified professionals
involved in combating Organized Retail Crime (ORC). Registration is available by
clicking here.
The webinar will cover the growing crime of gift card fraud, a multi-billion
dollar problem for retailers. Gift card fraud ranges from simple cons to complex
fraudulent ORC scams involving numerous individuals in multiple locations.
Burke's presentation will review methods used by thieves, what to watch for
and
ways to protect against it.
As Loss Prevention Coordinator for The North Face brand of VF Outdoor, Burke
supports their LP program covering 34 stores on the East Coast and in parts of
the Midwest. She began her LP career in 1999 as a fitting room control associate
at J.C. Penney in their loss prevention program and afterwards was promoted to
agent with their LP team. Burke subsequently held other LP positions at other
retail companies and joined the LP team at The North Face corporate office in
2008.
StopORC Webinar participants are eligible for
Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to
help
provide
LPCertified (LPC) loss prevention professionals with credits to help
meet
the 20 CEU annual education requirement for recertification. LPC is an advanced
certification for loss prevention managers, directors, and vice presidents who
demonstrate a high degree of skill and knowledge in the loss prevention field.
StopORC.org is sponsored by
Universal Surveillance Systems LLC (USS) and holds free monthly webinars
featuring subject matter and experts who cover current topics such as ORC
trends, methods, prevention, investigations, legislation and working with law
enforcement. Previous webinars have discussed ORC tactics; online ORC
investigations; cybercrime; investigating and prosecuting ORC cases; and
writing, promoting and passing aggressive ORC legislation. The StopORC website
features valuable industry intelligence in combatting ORC and is located at
www.stoporc.org.
To register for the upcoming March 27th StopORC webinar with Meghan Burke,
click here or call 1-800-488-9097 for more information.
To see previous webinars, visit:
http://www.stoporc.org/webinar-archives/.
 About
StopORC.org:
The mission of
StopORC.org is to fight organized retail crime through information
sharing,
education and advocacy, while strengthening the cause of loss prevention on a
global level. StopORC.org provides a comprehensive centralized resource on ORC
for anyone requiring current news and information. It is supported by an
advisory board made up of ORC authorities Nelson Harrah, GAP, Inc.; John Morris,
Macys; Mark VanBeest, jcpenney; David Nance, Sabre, Inc.; Scott Sanford, Barnes
& Noble, Inc.; Jason Gonzales, Rite Aid; Dennis Dansak, Sr., The Kroger Co.;
Lauren Cunningham, eBay; and Tony Sheppard, CVS Caremark.
For more information, contact:
Brittney Port
StopORC.org
800-488-9097
bport@universaleas.com
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