Introduction To Fraud Examination

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Chapter 1

Introduction to Fraud Examination


Learning Objectives
• Define fraud examination and differentiate it from auditing.
• Understand the fraud theory approach.
• Define occupational fraud.
• Define fraud.
• Define abuse.
• Know the difference between fraud and abuse.
• Describe the criminological contributions of Edwin H. Sutherland.
• Understand Donald Cressey’s hypothesis.
• Give examples of non-shareable problems that contribute to fraud.
• Understand how perceived opportunity and rationalization contribute to fraud.
• Explain W. Steve Albrecht’s “fraud scale.”
• Summarize the conclusions of the Hollinger-Clark study.
• Summarize the results of the 2010 Report to the Nations on Occupational
Fraud and Abuse.
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Discipline of Fraud Examination
• Resolving allegations of fraud from tips,
complaints, or accounting clues
– Documentary evidence
– Interviewing witnesses
– Writing investigative reports
– Testifying
– Assisting in the detection and prevention of fraud
• Forensic accounting vs. fraud examination

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Auditing vs. Fraud Examination
Issue Auditing Fraud Examination
Timing Recurring Nonrecurring
Scope General Specific
Objective Opinion Affix blame
Relationship Nonadversarial Adversarial
Methodology Audit techniques Fraud examination
techniques
Presumption Professional Proof
skepticism

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Fraud Examination Methodology
• Predication
– Totality of circumstances that would lead a
reasonable, professionally trained, and prudent
individual to believe a fraud has occurred, is
occurring, and/or will occur
– Fraud examinations must be based on
predication.

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Fraud Theory Approach
• Analyze available data
• Create a hypothesis
• Test the hypothesis
• Refine and amend the hypothesis

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Tools Used in Fraud Examination

Observation
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Defining Occupational
Fraud and Abuse
The use of one’s occupation for personal
enrichment through the deliberate misuse or
misapplication of the employing
organization’s resources or assets

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Elements of Fraud
• A material false statement
• Knowledge that the statement was false
when it was uttered
• Reliance on the false statement by the
victim
• Damages resulting from the victim’s
reliance on the false statement
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Occupational Fraud and Abuse
Research
• Edward Sutherland
• Donald Cressey
– Cressey’s Hypothesis

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Opportunity

Fraud
Triangle

Pressure Rationalization
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2010 Report to the Nations on
Occupational Fraud & Abuse
• Global survey
• Measuring the costs of occupational fraud
– 5 percent lost to fraud
– $2.9 trillion worldwide

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Position of Perpetrator

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Median Loss by Position

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Gender of Perpetrator

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Median Loss by Gender

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Department of Perpetrator

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Median Loss by Department

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Criminal History of Perpetrator

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Median Loss per Number of
Employees

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Initial Detection of Frauds

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Occupational Fraud and Abuse
Asset Fraudulent
Corruption
Misappropriations Statements

Conflicts
of Interest Cash Financial

Bribery Inventory &


All Other Assets Nonfinancial

Illegal
Gratuities

Economic
Extortion
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Frequency of Types of
Occupational Fraud and Abuse

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Median Loss of Types of
Occupational Fraud and Abuse

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