access. Those evil virus fool around people’s computer in order to get high priority to access high confidential personal data such as photo‚ bank account‚ even password. Afterwards‚ hackers will sell those personal information to the fraudulent organizations. The fraudulent organizations often use online or telephone cheating which most time are untraceable. In the other word‚ internet‚ for being an accomplice‚ has promoted a number of internet scams and those criminals behind the internet have barely
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eBay and Online Auction Industry Analysis eBay was founded in 1995 and has grown into a multibillion dollar corporation. The online auction industry has grown dramatically since the 1990s. Like its competitors‚ eBay does not produce any goods. eBay’s business model is to make money from the movement of information through the Internet. It does not produce a tangible product but provides the service of joining independent sellers and buyers together. It makes its revenue by charging sellers commissions
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adding fake corporate unallocated revenue accounts. With costs down and revenue up‚ the company appeared to be in great shape. An internal audit in 2002 would eventually uncover almost $4 billion in fraudulent accounting entries. Another more intensive audit would eventual discover $11 billion in fraudulent entries entered by the conspirators. The summary of WorldCom fraud is simply a story centered on greed and nothing else. As the scandal began to truly unfold the company had no choice but to file
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Concept of Limited Liability Personal Definition: In the event a liability arises‚ limited liability prohibits the available assets to only the business entity itself. Essentially‚ the investor cannot lose more than he or she puts in. This protects the individuals working for the entity on a personal level. Nobody can attack his or her personal assets‚ unless the individual exhibits some form of activity that qualifies for piercing the corporate veil. Investopedia Definition: A type of liability
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Case Study 3 a) What events or condition above may cause substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern? Events or condition that may cause substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern are the first one‚ because of the high competition in the industry‚ it has affected the sales of the Fast Go. The effect of vigorous competition in the markets has makes it difficult for Fast Go to attract and retain customers and to grow their customer
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White collar crime has been present for many years. It may have been over looked‚ but it still was present even in the twentieth century. White collar crime can be defined as nonviolent‚ illegal activities that principally involve traditional notions of deceit‚ deception‚ concealment‚ manipulation‚ breach of trust‚ subterfuge or illegal circumvention. White collar crime is a broad category containing many different types of offenses. Even things such as music piracy seem to fit this definition. Small
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Synopsis This case illustrates the downfall of Satyam‚ one of the biggest IT giants in India‚ because of the fraudulent activities carried out by its founder Mr. Ramalinga Raju and his associates. Business world at that point had garnered immense respect for Satyam in terms of risk management and corporate governance practices and Satyam was ranked as the fourth largest IT Company in India. This was the case before December 16‚ 2008‚ when Satyam promoter Mr. Ramalinga Raju proposed his intent to
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Insolvency Fraud A. Introduction Bankruptcy is a leading cause of concern for the government of the United States. According to The Washington Post‚ in 1991‚ bankruptcy cases are increasing by eighteen percent (Walsh). The legal definition of Bankruptcy is the permissible procedure for dealing with debt complications of individuals and businesses (United States Code: Title 11‚TITLE 11—BANKRUPTCY Legal Information Institute). Specifically‚ a case filed under any of the chapters of Title 11 of
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fraud examination was conducted by collecting information‚ reviewing & analyzing relevant records‚ and applying detecting methods. The objective of my examination was to determine the possibility of misappropriation of school’s fund‚ identify the fraudulent schemes‚ and help the school to figure out who was behind the fraud. I reviewed school’s bank accounts‚ checkbooks‚ and personnel files. After obtaining sufficient documentation‚ I found that the school funds were intercepted and converted to
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And the Fraud Continues Tiketa Heard Strayer University Forensic Accounting & Fraud Examination ACC571 Professor Timothy Brown [pic] 1.) Discuss the Internal control weaknesses that existed at MCI that contributed to the commission of this fraud: MCI biggest internal control weaknesses at was Pavlo. Pavlo was able to manipulate MCI account receivable system which he helped to create and develop. When the same employee is able to receive and update payments
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