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    SUBJECT: Accounting fraud at WorldCom Problem Statement WorldCom penetrated the largest accounting fraud in U.S history by overstating its tax income between 1999 and 2002. The main players in WorldCom’s accounting fraud included CFO Scott Sullivan‚ the General Accounting and Internal Audit departments‚ external auditor Arthur Andersen‚ and the board of directors. While individuals did have their own sins‚ employees cowardice and self-interested‚ the board passive and ineffective‚ external auditors

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    Computer Fraud and Crimes

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    Computer Fraud and Crimes In the world of computers‚ computer fraud and computer crime are very prevalent issues facing every computer user. This ranges from system administrators to personal computer users who do work in the office or at home. Computers without any means of security are vulnerable to attacks from viruses‚ worms‚ and illegal computer hackers. If the proper steps are not taken‚ safe computing may become a thing of the past. Many security measures are being implemented to protect

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    Red Flags Of Fraud

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    Abstract A fraud is an act of deceiving others for personal gain but is not usually followed by a crime. The symptoms of fraud or the red flags help understand the slight difference between a corporate fraud and a corporate crime. The continual financial frauds leading to corporate collapse and the failure of the statutory audit to detect and prevent fraudulent activities of the perpetrators lead investors and the firms and individuals to suffer. This contributed to the increased need for investigating

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    Fraud Case Study

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    Freddie Mac Fraud Thanaphan Darnsomboon PME604 Project Financial Management National University December 18‚ 2012 Freddie Mac Fraud The definition of fraud is “an intentional deception or deceit‚ perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage” (dictionary.com). Fraud is a breach of law and can be punishable by law. Mortgage fraud is one of the financial crimes where a company materially misrepresents or omits information on its mortgage loan documentation in order to

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    Unit 8 Essay Malcolm Johnson Fraud Investigation CJ125 Prof. Ayers 9/23/2012 Fraud Examination and auditing are very much related‚ but is not the same thing. Because most occupational frauds are financial crimes‚ there is necessarily a certain degree of auditing involved. A fraud examination involves a lot more than just a review of financial records. Other than a review of financial information a fraud investigation involves interviews‚ statement analysis‚ and also public record searches

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    Fraud and Internal Control

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    When does employee fraud occur?   It is commonly accepted that the presence of the three elements of the “Fraud Triangle” increases the risk of employee fraud: Motivation: The employee is somehow motivated to commit a fraud. Economic factors such as personal financial distress‚ substance abuse‚ gambling‚ overspending‚ or other similar addictive behaviors may provide motivation. The current national economic recession may serve to increase the incidence of such financial motivations. Opportunity:

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    accounting fraud

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    The 10 biggest frauds in recent U.S. History Enron: The energy company’s bankruptcy in 2001 after allegations of massive accounting fraud wiped out $78 billion in stock market value and led to the collapse of Arthur Andersen and the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. A class action settlement of $7.185 billion was the largest of all time. Former President Jeff Skilling is serving a 24 year sentence. Bernard Madoff: New York money manager Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme‚ the

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    Uncovering Fraudulent Workers Compensation Claims One of the most common and popular fraud types is Workmans Compensation Fraud. This also happens to be the type of fraud that any employer is in the position to help and assist with uncovering the truth. Fraud is actually committed when an employee deliberately lies so that he or she will receive benefits. This usually happens when an employee claims a work-related injury when in fact‚ it isn’t. Another case is when he or she exaggerates a minor

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    Fraud Triangle

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    AC572 You Decide Jan. 24‚ 2011 When evaluating this case using the three elements of the fraud triangle I have concluded that the potential pressures for Chris to commit fraud are greater than for others. The pressure is from Chris himself because he wants what others have or what he doesn’t have. This is due to the fact that Chris is young and impressionable may feel as though he doesn’t make enough money to obtain the material possession he desires or see others with. He may also be of

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    Anti Fraud Professions

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    types of fraud have occurred since the 1800s. As the economy fluctuates‚ many people and organizations believe they must commit fraud in order to have financial gain. Organizations and individuals must understand fraud and the types of fraud‚ in order to protect themselves. There are professionals trained that have received anti-fraud certification in order to fight against fraud. The anti-fraud professional assist companies and individuals in order to detect fraud. Theses anti-fraud specialists

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