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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Please refer to the below
<i>Financial Services Fraud Prevention and Detection Tools</i> training opportunity. Agencies with tax programs or that issue revenue refunds are encouraged to participate in the webinar scheduled for January 10 from 12:30pm-2:00pm (PST). A link to register
is provided in the text below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#44546A">Stacey A. Chase<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Statewide Accounts Receivable Management
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Chief Financial Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A">Phone: (503) 947-8567<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/das/Financial/Acctng/Pages/AR.aspx"><span style="color:blue">www.oregon.gov/das/Financial/Acctng/Pages/AR.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> O'Ryan, Kim [<a href="mailto:koryan@nasact.org">mailto:koryan@nasact.org</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 03, 2019 12:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NASCComptrollers <<a href="mailto:NASCComptrollers@nasact.org">NASCComptrollers@nasact.org</a>>; NASCComptrollersCCs <<a href="mailto:NASCComptrollersCCs@nasact.org">NASCComptrollersCCs@nasact.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Chebinou, Cornelia <<a href="mailto:cchebinou@nasact.org">cchebinou@nasact.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Financial Services Fraud Prevention and Detection Tools for State Comptrollers<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To State Comptrollers and staff:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Federation of Tax Administrators will be doing some training for the state tax revenue agencies on the financial services fraud prevention tools that are available. They believe this is
a good opportunity for state comptrollers to better understand programs such as the ACH Common Naming, R17, and External Leads programs.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Below is more information and a link to register for the training. An article will also be included in NASACT’s weekly email that will be sent on Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What is the Financial Services Fraud Tools Training Session?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is a training session focused on the financial services tools that are available to help state revenue agencies prevent refund fraud or in the event a fraudulent refund is issued by a revenue
agency, possibly recovering those funds. You will learn what tools are available and what you need to do to implement them within your revenue agency. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Who should attend this training? </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Anyone who is working with refund fraud. We strongly encourage you to invite the people within your agency or your state who are responsible for working with your state contracted financial
institution. That may include people within your revenue agency or outside of your agency within your state comptroller office.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">When is this training: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The training is on Thursday, January 10, 2019 beginning at 3:30 pm Eastern Time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How do I attend this training? </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you want to attend this training, you will need to register for it. <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6473739042613925890" target="_blank">Click here</a> to register for this
training. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Who do I contact if I have questions about the training? </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please contact Terri Steenblock at <a href="mailto:Terri.Steenblock@taxadmin.org" target="_blank">Terri.Steenblock@taxadmin.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kim O’Ryan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NASACT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(859) 276-1147<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:koryan@nasact.org">koryan@nasact.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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