Fraud continues to be one of the fastest growing and most costly crimes in the United States and around the world. The more an organization can learn about fraud in general and the potential fraud risks that threaten the financial stability of the organization's cash flow, the better that organization will be equipped to design and implement measures to prevent schemes from occurring in the first place.
It offers guidance, understanding, and new, real-world case studies on the major types of fraud, including
With case studies included throughout the book to gain insight to the real world of fraud, Fraud 101, Third Edition describes the features of fraud and then provides proven methods of prevention, as well as solutions to expose different types of fraud.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
CHAPTER 1 The World of Fraud.
Definition of Fraud.
The Many Types of Fraud.
CHAPTER 2 Why Is Fraud Committed?
A Rationalizing Society.
Financial Statement Fraud.
Financial Fraud Comes in Different Shapes and Sizes.
Motivators Differ by Type of Business.
Employee Schemes.
In the End.
CHAPTER 3 Financial Statement Fraud Schemes.
Where Do Things Go Wrong?
Trend Analysis.
Beyond Traditional Audits.
CHAPTER 4 Employee Embezzlements.
The Fraud Triangle.
Areas for Concern.
CHAPTER 5 Other Fraud Schemes.
Duplicate Payment Fraud.
Multiple Payee Fraud.
Shell Fraud.
Defective Delivery Fraud.
Defective Receipt Fraud.
Defective Shipment Fraud.
Defective Pricing Fraud.
CHAPTER 6 Contract Rigging Schemes.
Stage One: Obtaining the Contract.
Stage Two: Contract Change Orders.
Unbalanced Bidding.
Detection Recommendations.
Rotation Fraud.
Where Do We Go from Here?
CHAPTER 7 Responses to Fraud.
Government’s Response to Fraud.
Accounting Profession’s Response to Fraud.
Internal Audit Profession’s Response to Fraud.
New Credentials, More Training, Better Awareness.
Articles, Books, and More Resources.
CHAPTER 8 The Importance of Internal Controls and Internal Audit.
Why Have Internal Controls?
Déjá Vu.
Good Internal Controls.
Internal Audit.
CHAPTER 9 Evidence.
What Is Evidence?
Documentation.
CHAPTER 10 Conducting Fraud Investigations: A Practical Approach.
Proactive Fraud Investigations.
Discovery Investigations.
Supportive Investigations.
Strategy.
Predication.
The Investigative Plan.
Conducting the Procedures.
Findings.
Use of the Findings.
CHAPTER 11 Fraud Investigation Alternatives.
Assessing the Feasibility of a Full Investigation.
Monitoring Operational Areas at Risk of Fraud.
Revamping Internal Controls: Closing the Barn Door.
Doing Nothing?
APPENDIX A Vending Lessons Learned.
APPENDIX B Living a Facade Prevention Techniques.
APPENDIX C Disappearing Inventory.
Internal Controls.
Index.
Hardcover
234 pages
September 2009
