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Each year, U.S. companies lose more than $660 billion to fraud, with counterfeiting and document fraud making up a large portion of that amount, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Standard Register (NYSE:SR), in its continued commitment to help businesses combat fraud, is in its 16th year of hosting fraud-prevention workshops to educate business professionals on how to help protect their companies from becoming victims of financial foul play. Standard Register's free, half-day workshops are led by the foremost authority on fraud, Frank W. Abagnale, whose youthful exploits as a forger and imposter were depicted in the motion picture �Catch Me If You Can.� This master forger turned secure document consultant and author of the book �Stealing Your Life,� has lectured to and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions, corporations and government agencies around the world. "Continuous advancements in digital technology enable anyone to recreate authentic-looking documents,� said Dan Thaxton, Standard Register�s in-house expert and manager of document security. �Document fraud involves more than just checks and government documents. It includes things you may not expect, like gift certificates, product packaging, rebate coupons, diplomas, transcripts, and medical prescriptions,� he added. Standard Register�s workshops cover all aspects of fraud -- the methods and technologies used by forgers, the liabilities associated with fraud, and the latest deterrents and advanced security techniques. Thaxton emphasizes that the workshops offer practical information for reducing losses related to fraudulent documents, checks, labels, tickets and plastic cards. He reports that many companies have reduced their incidence of fraud by applying Abagnale's recommendations. Standard Register has earned a reputation in the financial services, healthcare and manufacturing industries as a leader in document security. The company offers innovative, secure-document technologies, which include heat-sensitive (thermochromic) and tamper-resistant inks, copy-preventive paper, micro-printing, hidden watermarks and holograms. Standard Register also provides secure printing systems, encoders and scanners, document outsourcing services, and security audits and other consulting services. For almost 20 years, Frank W. Abagnale has worked with Standard Register to develop security features on car titles and birth certificates, to prescription pads and checks. �Standard Register embraces emerging industry standards to combat fraud, often crafting solutions before their customers are aware of a problem. This attention to detail allows the company to create new solutions to emerging forms of attack, and to always stay one step ahead of criminals,� said Abagnale. The first of Standard Register's three fraud prevention workshops in 2008 will be held May 7 in St. Louis, Missouri. Business professionals can learn more information about this and other upcoming workshops by visiting http://www.standardregister.com/ news_events/events/fraudprevention.html (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field.��Remove the extra space if one exists.). About the Presenter Frank W. Abagnale is one of the world's most respected authorities on the subjects of forgery, embezzlement and secure documents. A consultant for more than 30 years, Abagnale lectures extensively at the FBI's Academy and its field offices, as well as Fortune 500 companies, and he is a document security speaker and consultant for Standard Register. He also is the author of �Stealing Your Life�, �The Art of the Steal� and the best-selling book, Catch Me If You Can, which was produced as a motion picture in 2003 by DreamWorks SKG. About Standard Register Standard Register is a premier document services provider, trusted by companies to manage the critical documents they need to thrive in today�s competitive climate. Employing nearly a century of industry expertise, Lean Six Sigma methodologies and other leading technologies, the company helps organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risks, grow revenue and meet the challenges of a changing business landscape. It offers document and label solutions, technology solutions, consulting and print supply chain services to help clients manage documents throughout their enterprises. More information is available at http://www.standardregister.com.