Recent headlines regarding
Enron and others spotlight the need for fraud prevention in both business and
private entities. Hundreds of thousands of incidents occur each year because of poor or
inadequate accounting and financial control and security. Written by one of the foremost
experts in the area of forensic accounting, this innovative book teaches companies and
professionals how to reduce fraud losses and how to effectively work to eliminate
future frauds. It offers comprehensive coverage of fraud detection, warning signs,
technology tools, investigation techniques (for auditors, security personnel and
managers), financial statement screening, fraud risk in e-commerce, pro-active fraud risk
and much more. The cost of fraud can be devastating. Fraud Examination and Fraud
Prevention is an invaluable resource to accountants, financial officers, managers,
business owners, attorneys, auditors and many others.
Benefits:
Provides an understanding of
the underlying causes of fraud.
Gives a clear process for
investigating and detecting fraud.
Provides a complete
framework for preventing fraud.
Contains a complete
framework for preventing fraud.
Deals with theft and
conversion.
Overview of management fraud
from financial statements to revenue recognition and inadequated disclosure enhances the
readers comprehension of the subject.
Special attention given to
fraud associated with e-commerce.
Table of Contents:
I. INRODUCTION TO FRAUD.
1. The Nature of Fraud.
2. Who Commits Fraud, and Why.
3. Fighting Fraud: An Overview.
II. FRAUD PREVENTION.
4. Preventing Fraud.
III. FRAUD DETECTION.
5. Recognizing the Symptoms of Fraud.
6. Proactive Approaches to Detecting Fraud.
IV. FRAUD INVESTIGATION.
7. Investigating Theft and Concealment.
8. Conversion Investigation Methods.
9. Inquiry Methods and Fraud Reports.
V. MANAGEMENT FRAUD.
10. Financial Statement Fraud.
11. Revenue and Inventory Frauds.
12. Liability, Asset, and Inadequate Disclosure Frauds.
VI. OTHER TYPES OF FRAUD.
13. Fraud Against Organizations.
14. Bankruptcy and Divorce Fraud.
15. Fraud in E-Commerce.
VII. RESOLUTION OF FRAUD.
16. Legal Follow-Up.
Appendix.
Glossary of Terms.
Bibliography.
Index.
404 pages