Proven Controls to Steer You Clear of Fraud

Overview

Organizations that fall victim to fraud (and that is every organization in the world) have many controls in place to combat fraud. We will discuss means and methods to stop fraud and the controls that victim organizations employ to seek improvements for our organizations.

Highlights

Fraud’s cost – ACFE’s Report to the Nations; Ancillary costs, Why good folks go bad – What studies indicate; Five interesting findings; Red flags, Combating fraud with controls, Fraud checklists

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

CPAs in public practice and industry who wish to educate clients or colleagues on how to better prevent fraud from occurring at the source - would-be fraudsters - as well as to seek means to improve anti-fraud controls

Objectives

Understand the prevalence and incredible cost of fraud, Learn what drives seemingly honest people to steal, Understand that there are many layers in fraud defense, Understand that checklists can help both management and us to focus in areas we may have overlooked.