Combat Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA)
Secure Tip Line
Anonymous Reporting Tool
Report FWA & Foster Prevention
Features
Utilizing a custom 100% anonymous text messaging system, we provide a secure platform for tip submissions, ensuring ease of use and quick responses to reported incidents.
And because our system is separate from your organization, you are protected from unauthorized internal access from within.
Platform
Only hotline tip system of its kind, no need to download any app or fill out a web-based form online. Our platform allows for the tip sender to include photos and video attachments to help your investigations using a cell phone.
Technology
Our advanced technology uses data encryption and several other security features that not only protect the identity of the sender (unless they would like to be identified) but also your organization from any breaches.
Access
Always Operational
Your system is operational 24/7 to ensure that information can be provided when best for the tip sender.
Take a Stand Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
Join us in creating a culture of safety and trust
Together, we can safeguard your organization’s financial health and operational integrity
Industries with the highest incidents of fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) tend to be those dealing with large financial transactions, government contracts, and regulatory oversight gaps. Based on historical cases, government reports, and investigative journalism, the following sectors have the highest risk and reported incidents of FWA:
1. Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
- Medicare & Medicaid fraud (billing for services not rendered, upcoding, kickbacks)
- Pharmaceutical price manipulation (inflated drug costs, off-label marketing fraud)
- Hospital & provider fraud (ghost patients, fake prescriptions, unnecessary procedures)
- Notable cases:
- Theranos (fraudulent blood testing technology, Elizabeth Holmes convicted)
- Insys Therapeutics (opioid kickback scheme, executives sentenced)
- HCA Healthcare (historic Medicare fraud case in 1990s, over $1.7B settlement)
2. Government Contractors & Defense Industry
- Overbilling the Pentagon (charging $1,000 for a $10 wrench)
- Bribery & bid-rigging (kickbacks for government contracts)
- Misuse of federal grants
- Notable cases:
- Boeing (whistleblower complaints about aircraft safety coverups)
- Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon (various government fraud settlements)
- Halliburton (overcharging for war contracts in Iraq)
3. Financial Services & Banking
- Mortgage fraud & predatory lending (Wells Fargo fake accounts scandal)
- Insider trading & market manipulation (Enron, Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme)
- Money laundering (HSBC laundering cartel money, Deutsche Bank fines)
- Notable cases:
- JP Morgan Chase (record $13B settlement for mortgage-backed securities fraud)
- Goldman Sachs ($2.9B fine for bribery in Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal)
4. Nonprofits & Charities
- Misuse of donations (fake charities, inflated CEO salaries)
- Tax evasion through nonprofit loopholes
- Notable cases:
- Red Cross (investigations into mismanagement of disaster relief funds)
5. Big Tech & Telecommunications
- Data privacy violations & security breaches (Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal)
- Misrepresentation of financial performance
- Government contract fraud for IT services
- Notable cases:
- Facebook (Meta) (FTC $5B fine for privacy violations)
- AT&T (settlement over misleading service pricing)
6. Energy & Utilities
- Environmental fraud (covering up pollution or violating EPA regulations)
- Price gouging & market manipulation
- Notable cases:
- Enron (largest corporate fraud case in U.S. history)
- PG&E (criminal charges for wildfires caused by neglected power lines)
7. Education (For-Profit Colleges & Student Loan Industry)
- Fraudulent student loan practices
- Fake degrees & deceptive recruiting
- Notable cases:
- ITT Tech & Corinthian Colleges (shut down for student loan fraud)
- Navient (predatory student loan settlements)
8. Retail & Consumer Goods
- Counterfeit product fraud & false advertising
- Wage theft & labor exploitation
- Notable cases:
- Volkswagen (diesel emissions fraud)
- Nike, Apple (child labor allegations in overseas factories)
9. Insurance Industry
- Auto & home insurance fraud (faked claims, staged accidents)
- Health insurance fraud (denying legitimate claims)
- Notable cases:
- AIG (accounting fraud, $1.6B settlement)
10. Logistics & Shipping (Fraudulent Billing & Misuse of Contracts)
- Overcharging for logistics services
- Notable cases:
- FedEx & UPS (fined for misclassifying employees)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Secure Tip Line?
How does it work?
We provide a special phone number only for your organization that you provide to your employees. When they see or discover something that they feel would constitute fraud, waste or abuse happening in the organization they can quickly send a text message to your special number. At that moment your online secure web portal is forwarded the tip information, and that notification can also go to designated persons by email and or text message.
Every reported tip is archived into a secure database that you can access 24/7 to do further investigations, analysis, etc.
How much does a system cost?
Our systems have the lowest cost in the industry.
Contact us to setup a demo and discuss your needs, as every system is custom designed for your specific organization we will work with you to achieve the best system at the lowest cost.
Your organization will start benefiting from the moment the system is implemented, and every day after.
Who uses Secure Tip Line?
Secure Tip Line is a must tool for companies, county, and local city governments. It aims to create a culture of safety and trust, leading to significant savings and reduction of fraud, waste, and abuse.
What size organizations can the system handle?
Our systems can be designed to accommodate any size organization and not only cover all of your current employees but also will include coverage for former employees that many times are willing to provide useful information after they have left employment. It is much better for the organization to provide this resource for reporting than to have people use social media platforms such as glassdoor, indeed, comparably, etc.