Using Smart Internal Controls to Prevent Wire Transfer Cyber Fraud. September 30, 2015. Back to Fish's Litigation Blog. Since we first raised this topic one year ago on October 1, 2014, the FBI has reported that over $1.2 billion has been stolen or put at risk worldwide by fraudsters employing this scam. Imagine youâre a mid-level employee in your companyâs finance division.
Letâs take a look at some fun facts about the history of vending machines: 1  The first commercial coin operated vending machines were introduced in London, England in the early 1880s for the convenience of busy and hungry businessmen. 2  The first vending machines dispensed quick bites such as apples and even postcards.
â¦ The first known vending machine was invented by the Greek engineer and mathematician Hero of Alexandria around 215 BC. These first vending machines were located in Egyptian temples and dispensed holy water in exchange for coins.In the early 1880's in London an English publisher named Richard Carlisle made a vending machine that sold books. The first known vending machine was invented by the Greek engineer and mathematician Hero of Alexandria around 215 BC. These first vending machines were located in Egyptian temples and dispensed holy water in exchange for coins.