etter Business Bureau (BBB) serving Nebraska, South Dakota, The Kansas Plains and Southwest Iowa is reminding consumers and businesses that Nov. 15 – 21, is International Fraud Awareness Week.Fraud costs organizations worldwide an estimated 5 percent of their annual revenues, according to a study conducted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). If applied to the 2014 estimated Gross World Product, this translates to a potential projected global fraud loss of approximately $3.9 trillion compared to $3.7 trillion in 2013. “These statistics tell us that fraud isn’t going away, and there is a need for both consumers and businesses to be vigilant and educated about current fraud threats.