Running Head: Credit Card Fraud Impact of Credit Card Fraud Outline Card Credit Fraud Thesis Statement: Credit card fraud is an inclusive term for larceny and deception committed using a credit card or any similar payment mechanism as a fraudulent source of funds in a transaction. The purpose may be to attain goods without paying‚ or to achieve illegal resources from an account. Credit card fraud is also an appendage to identity theft. According to the Federal Trade Commission‚ while identity
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textbook explains fraud invalidates a contract. “The presence of fraud affects the authenticity of the innocent party’s consent to a contract. When an innocent party is fraudulently induced to enter into a contract‚ the contract usually can be avoided because she or he has not voluntarily consented to the terms. Normally‚ the innocent party can either cancel the contract and be restored to her or his original position or enforce the contract and seek damages for harms resulting from the fraud (Miller 281)
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The effect of occupational fraud and abuse on the company Occupational fraud and abuse is defined as “The use of one’s occupation for personal enrichment through the deliberate misuse or misapplication of the employing organization’s resources or assets” (2012 Report To Nations On Occupation Fraud And Abuse‚ 2012). Occupational fraud entails deceiving employing organization to obtain resources or assets for personal gain and abuse involves misapplication of the resources provided by the employer
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The Financial Executive Magazine conducted an interview in Spring 2014 with the members of Anti- Fraud Collaboration (AFC) about fraud and complacency. The members who participated in the interview were; Cindy Fornelli‚ executive director of the Center for Audit Quality; Ken Daly‚ president and CEO of the National Association of Corporate Directors; Marie Hollein‚ president and CEO of Financial Executives International; Richard Chambers‚ president and CEO of The Institute of Internal Auditors; and
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The Statute of Frauds clearly identifies what contracts have to be presented in the written format in order to remain enforceable (Reilly‚ 2000)‚ therefore written agreements should be signed by all parties to be binding. The Statute of Frauds is a rule of law requiring certain kinds of written contracts‚ not oral contracts since they are vague and frequently don’t provide sufficient proof of the terms agreed upon by each parties. Oral contracts create more complications and are the main reason for
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Chapter 5 Case Study 1 1. What do you think some possible drawbacks from recruiting from social network site might be? Some possible drawbacks from recruiting from social network site may be that it opens up the possibility for hackers to commit fraud and launch spam and virus attacks. It also can increases the risk of people falling prey to online scams that seem genuine‚ resulting in data or identity theft. 2. What other sources of applicants might work just as well or better than social networking
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Characters: In the movie Frauds there are a few characters who play major roles. Jonathan Wheats portrayed by Hugo Weaving‚ plans a scam to claim insurance money for things that were not actual destroyed or stolen. He his married to Beth Wheats and is a very smart person but becomes paranoid very easily. Furthermore‚ Beth Wheats played by Josephine Byrnes‚ married to Jonathan‚ is a teacher and is unaware of Jonathans plans. Beth becomes annoyed and frustrated by the actions of Roland‚ due to her
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ACCOUNTING INFORMATION AS A TOOL FOR DECISION MAKING IN AN ORGANISATION (Case study of Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) BY ADEWONISE Sesan Adeyinka Matric No: 071001052 BEING A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING‚ DISTANCE LEARNING INSTITUTE‚ UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS‚ IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.SC) DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING OCTOBER‚ 2012 CERTIFICATION This
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purchase the fake Rolexes. He contacts Randy explain the situation wanting to return the watches and reimburse Randy for shipping costs. Randy in turn sues to enforce the original contract. Issue: The issue is whether the Illinois UCC Statute of Frauds deems contract unenforceable because it was never reduced to writing. Law: Under UCC §2-201 (3a)‚ “A contract that does not satisfy the requirements of subsection 1‚ but which is valid in other respects is enforceable: if the goods are to be specially
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ACCOUNTING NOTES FOR MY PERSONAL USE 4/12/2013 ELISHA VERIWA | Introduction to Accounting Accountancy is the process of communicating financial information about a business entity to users (stakeholders) such as shareholders and managers (Elliot‚ Barry & Elliot‚ Jamie: Financial accounting and reporting). Accounting has been defined as: * the art of recording‚ classifying‚ and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are‚ in part at least
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