Introduction : We have seen a spate of cyber frauds in the recent past. The frequency and scale of the incidents has created a lot of concerns for the banks‚ regulators and customers. What do banks in India have to learn from these? Are they doing enough to ensure that we don’t end up as sitting ducks? What preventive measures to take to face this new menace? Before we consider these and other related questions‚ we need to understand the anatomy of cyber frauds. Cyber Fraud is a generic term used to represent
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Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory Vol. 30‚ No. 2 May 2011 pp. 19–50 American Accounting Association DOI: 10.2308/ajpt-50009 Financial Statement Fraud Detection: An Analysis of Statistical and Machine Learning Algorithms Johan Perols SUMMARY: This study compares the performance of six popular statistical and machine learning models in detecting financial statement fraud under different assumptions of misclassification costs and ratios of fraud firms to nonfraud firms. The results show
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Healthcare Fraud and Abuse As we head into the next four years under the Obama administration‚ many Americans are hearing more and more about healthcare reform and what needs to be done to fix the ailing healthcare system. Part of the dramatic increase in healthcare costs is due to Medicare fraud abuse. Healthcare fraud is defined as making false statements or representations of material facts in order to obtain benefits or payment. Healthcare abuse is defined as practices involving the overuse
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Phar-Mor declared bankruptcy due to fraudulent financial reporting and misappropriation of assets‚ making it one of the largest frauds in U.S. history. Below‚ we will use auditing standard AU 316.85 Appendix A in conjunction with the video “How to Steal $500 million” to analyze how incentives/pressures‚ opportunities‚ and attitudes/rationalizations allowed for fraud to start and continue at Phar-Mor. Incentives/Pressures Annual reoccurring losses due to small margins put pressure on the
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M1. Case Study Assignment: Fraud at WorldCom 1. Who were the major characters in WorldCom? There are a couple of major characters that played their roles in the downfall of WorldCom. Mr. Bernard J. (Bernie) Ebbers‚ one of the founders of the original small long-distance carrier‚ was asked to take charge of the company during its early struggles. It was under his tenure that WorldCom began its expanding pursuits and aggressive acquisitions. Although Mr. Ebbers was he head of the company‚ their CFO
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1.26 Value of auditing Required: Would you obtain an audit for this company? Explain the reasons for your decision. Yes‚ audits exist because of regulatory mandate (required by government). There are three theories which propose reasons why demand for audits might exist without regulatory mandate: 1. Agency theory (The focus of the agency demand for auditing is more related to the stewardship role of accounting- which is more an examination of what has happened.) The separation of ownership
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MEDICARE FRAUD Bobby Brown Colorado Technical University Medicare Fraud occurs when someone intentionally falsifies information or deceives Medicare (www.medicare.gov). Strike force accused ninety-four people across the U.S. The charges are based on several fraud schemes including Physical Therapy schemes‚ Healthcare schemes‚ HIV infusion schemes‚ and durable medical equipment schemes (Long-Term Living‚ Aug.2010‚ vol.59 issue 8‚ p10-10‚8/9p). These schemes exceeded $225 million in false
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Corporate Fraud: Case Studies in Detection and Prevention Fraudulent financial reporting‚ corruption‚ and misappropriation are often investigated by the internal audit department. Because these types of crimes can be the source of large losses‚ security professionals would do well to familiarize themselves with how they are carried out and how they can be detected. Corporate Fraud provides a clear window into that world. Author John D. O’Gara was the director of internal audit at a Fortune 500
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coercion‚ fraud‚ undue influence‚ misrepresentation and mistake. Without free consent‚ the contract can be voidable or void‚ depending on the circumstances. English | BM/Mandarin | Example | Effect on contract | Coercion | | | | Fraud | | | | Undue influence | | | | Misrepresentation | | | | Mistake | | | | 3. Difference between fraud and misrepresentation: Fraud (Section 17 of Contracts Act) | Misrepresentation (Section 18 of Contracts Act) | Fraud involves intention
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Auditing Research Paper “Auditing is the accumulation and evaluation of evidence about information to determine and report on the degree of correspondence between the information and established criteria” (Arens A.‚ Elder R. J.‚ Beasley M. S. 2010). Auditing of a company should be done by an independent person that has no affiliation with the company that is being audited. The auditor needs to be educated enough to process the audit. There are three different types of auditors‚ external
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