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‚ somewhat surprisingly‚ that logistic regression and support
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Running head: HEALTHCARE FRAUD AND ABUSE Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Abstract Rising costs of healthcare is a valid concern for many households in America. A factor in the cost of healthcare insurance is fraud. Fraud is often very difficult to detect. The magnitude of healthcare fraud is unknown. Initial reimbursement and payment and billing timeframe of 90 days allows for fast payment of services‚ however‚ many times before there is an indication of fraudulent billing the company has closed
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Management Term Project Financial Fraud in Canada [pic] Analysis presented to Ms. Julie Slater by Anouck Cinq-Mars (9197710) Anthony Liscio (9097856) Angelo Vaccaro (9356290) Joe Vincelli (9234403) Kyle Zarmair (9055177) John Molson School of Business April 4th 2011 Table of Contents Evolution of financial fraud in Canada…………………………………………...……4 Current types of fraud Canadian financial institutions A) Internal fraud…………………………………………………………………………..5 Identity
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Assessment The most interesting part in Gupta’s article is in her conclusion. The author notes that fraud in the health sector is a reality and should be exposed. Gupta further states that clinical operations are vulnerable to fraud because the system lacks effective mechanisms to detect‚ investigate‚ and prosecute individuals or groups of people who engage in fraud. Finally‚ the author calls on everyone in the health sector to develop a culture of research‚ which should be based on fundamentals
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Title Page: Card Skimming Frequent Credit Card Fraud due to Card Skimming Background Credit Card Fraud is one of the biggest threats to business establishments today. Originally‚ credit cards simply carried raised numbers that were transferred to a carbon copy with a card-swiping machine. The merchant simply accepted any card presented. Spending limits and printed lists of lost/stolen cards were ineffective in preventing fraud and other financial losses. Merchants were required to telephone a
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Acevedo Paper #1 Assignment Insurance Fraud and PIP Automobile fraud has increased in the past years costing insurance companies millions of dollars in fraudulent claims. Further‚ this cost is being passed to consumers through increased insurance premiums. Insurance fraud is committed through staged accidents‚ fake medical treatment‚ and billing for services not rendered. PIP (Personal Injury Protection) is the primary target of auto insurance fraud in Florida. PIP was implemented by the
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| Other available formats: Abstract Full Text - PDF (90 K) Credit card fraud: awareness and prevention Katherine J. Barker‚ Jackie D’Amato‚ Paul Sheridon. Journal of Financial Crime. London: 2008. Vol. 15‚ Iss. 4; pg. 398 Abstract (Summary) To make readers aware of the pervasiveness of credit card fraud and how it affects credit card companies‚ merchants and consumers. A range of recent publications in journals and information from internet
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Perhaps‚ no where are frauds more serious and more pronounced than in the banking sector of the economy. They are one of the biggest single causes of bank failure and distress in the Nigerian banking system. This study therefore sets out to find the common types of bank fraud that are frequently carried out in the banking system‚ the underlying causes‚ level of staff involvement‚ consequences and possible means of ameliorating the problem. A sample of 100 respondents taken in Benin City‚ capital
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Credit Card Fraud Some facts about credit card fraud: Credit cards. They are everywhere. They are so easy to use and they are accepted almost anywhere in the world. These are just some of the reasons why there is a big problem in the world today. This problem is known as credit card fraud. Credit card fraud is one of the most common types of fraud that there is. If a dishonest person gets a hold of any type of private information about someone‚ such as a social security number‚ date of birth‚ address
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The Bermuda Triangle The area where the ships are disappeared is located in the northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda‚ Puerto Rico and the US city of Miami. By joining these three points with an imaginary line a triangle with an area of over one million kilometers is formed. The world-famous Bermuda Triangle is due to a series of mysterious disappearances of commercial vessels and aircraft not left a trace. In total‚ the region of Bermuda recorded more than 200 incidents‚ including
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