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Author Padgett, Simon, 1963- author.

Title Profiling the fraudster : removing the mask to prevent and detect fraud / Simon Padgett
Published Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, [2015]
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Contents PART I: OCCUPATIONAL FRAUD AND CORRUPTION: Chapter 1: Introduction to Occupational Fraud and Corruption and Recent Trend -- Chapter 2: Types of Occupational Fraud and Corruption -- Chapter 3: What Is Fraud and More Specifically Occupational Fraud? -- Chapter 4: Corruption -- Chapter 5: Normative Crime Analysis and Investigative Psychology -- Chapter 6: The Fraud Triangle Becomes the Fraud Diamond: A Journey through the Theory -- PART II: PROFILING THE FRAUDSTER: Chapter 7: Using Profiling in the Fight against Crime and Occupational Fraud -- Chapter 8: Criminal and Fraud Offender Profiling -- Chapter 9: Behavioral Warning Signs or Red Flags -- Chapter 10: Motivation and Opportunity as Key Indicators -- Chapter 11: Profiling Individual Behavior and Characteristics of a Fraudster -- Chapter 12: Profiling the Fraudster's Position and Department -- Chapter 13: Profiling the Fraud Methodology or Modus Operandi -- Chapter 14: Profiling the Victim Organization and Its Geography -- Chapter 15: Profiling the Consequences -- Chapter 16: Using Case Studies for Profiling Fraudsters -- Chapter 17: The Use of Offender Profiling in Forensic Investigations -- PART III: BUILDING A FRAUD PROFILING METHODOLOGY FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION: Chapter 18: Profiling as Part of Your Sound Antifraud Program -- Chapter 19: Information Sources and the Role of Data Mining -- Chapter 20: Fraud Profiling Your Organization -- Chapter 21: The Process of Developing a Fraud Profile -- Chapter 22: The Role of the HR Recruitment Process in Profiling -- About the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse,
Summary "Detect and combat corporate fraud with new profiling techniquesProfiling the Fraudster: Removing the Mask to Prevent and Detect Fraud takes a step-by-step approach beyond the Fraud Triangle to identify characteristics in potential fraudsters, employees and new hires that will sound alarm bells before they get their hands on your organization's assets. The typical organization loses a staggering 5% of its annual revenue to fraud. Traditional fraud investigations focus on the breakdown of internal controls but what happens when the human beings forming a key component of that chain of control are inherently dishonest? This book shows you how to recognize the characteristics and behavioral patterns of potential fraudsters who are entrusted with safeguarding corporate assets. The book includes: An in-depth look at fraud investigation techniques and how these can be enhanced by using the characteristics of fraudulent behavior, A detailed look at profiling potential perpetrators of fraud, A detailed breakdown of how to compile a fraud profile, A discussion of a wide range of organizational fraud, including abuse of power, embezzlement, computer fraud, expense abuse, and more, Tables, illustrations, and diagrams to enhance the narrative If you're a corporate fraud investigator, auditor, forensic accountant, law enforcement professional, or anyone challenged with safeguarding your organizations assets--Profiling the Fraudster shows you how to remove the mask and prevent and detect fraud"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed February 12, 2015)
Subject Corporations -- Corrupt practices.
White collar crimes.
Fraud.
Fraud -- Prevention
Fraud investigation.
fraud.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Accounting -- General.
Corporations -- Corrupt practices
Fraud
Fraud investigation
Fraud -- Prevention
White collar crimes
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781118929766
1118929764
9781118929759
1118929756
Other Titles Removing the mask to prevent and detect fraud