Corporate Fraud Handbook: Prevention and Detection [Hardcover]

Joseph T. Wells (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471491217 | ISBN-13: 978-0471491217 | Publication Date: May 31, 2004

Learn to spot the "red flags" of fraud and gain insight into the implementation of effective fraud preventation measures with this practical guide. In addition, you'll take an in-depth look at how to comply with recent regulations including Sarbanes-Oxley and take an insider's peek at fraud schemes used by employees, owners, managers, and executives to defraud their customers. Includes real-life case studies submitted to the ACFE by actual fraud examiners who aided in case resolutions. 

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"If you don't currently have a fraud prevention and detection handbook, this is the one to get" (AuditNet, 7/1/2004)

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Fraud is a serious, costly, and growing epidemic for business and government. Corporate Fraud Handbook provides an insider’s look into the most prevalent fraud schemes used by employees, owners, managers, and executives. Each scheme is illustrated with real-life case studies submitted to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) by certified fraud examiners who aided in the case resolutions.

Written by Joseph T. Wells, founder and chairman of the ACFE, this groundbreaking resource provides everyone responsible for detecting fraud–including fraud examiners, auditors, investigators, loss prevention specialists, managers and business owners, criminologists, human resources personnel, academicians, and law enforcement professionals–with tips and techniques to help spot the "red flags" of fraud, comply with recent regulation, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, and develop and implement effective preventative measures.

In this comprehensive book, Wells explores the three main categories of occupational fraud and abuse–asset misappropriation, corruption, and fraudulent statements–and identifies and classifies thirteen separate schemes. Wells also provides an overview of the complex social factors that go into creating an occupational offender, exploring the reasons behind people’s deviances. Understanding why employees engage in this behavior is the key to creating ways to prevent it. In addition, Corporate Fraud Handbook features:

• Case studies revealing clear insights into the mind of the fraudulent employee
• Statistics from the ACFE’s 2004 Annual Fraud Survey showing the average cost and prevalence for each method of fraud
• Observations and conclusions in each chapter to guide readers through devising prevention and detection strategies
• A classification system explaining the various schemes used by offending executives, owners, managers, and employees
• Tips and techniques to quantify the losses from schemes

From sophisticated investment swindles to petty theft, false overtime to pilferage, learn how to detect corporate fraud with the expert help found in Corporate Fraud Handbook.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 456 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (May 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471491217
• ISBN-13: 978-0471491217
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,799,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Corporate Fraud Handbook, August 25, 2006

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N. C. Dawson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Corporate Fraud Handbook: Prevention and Detection (Hardcover)

I truly enjoy this book and would recommend it to anyone in the profession or interested in becoming a part of it. While the book is very informative,including many facts and figures, it reads like one is having a session of "shop talk" with the author and telling war stories. I rarely have a hard time putting nonfiction down, but this book is truly a gem.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Overview of Corporate Fraud, May 21, 2009

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John Gwynn (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Corporate Fraud Handbook: Prevention and Detection (Hardcover)

This book reviews each type of corporate fraud and the many ways each type can occur. It has comprehensive statistics on the frequency of each type and the average costs. This handbook is a comprehensive and valuable tool for reviewing and upgrading internal controls.

1 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Experience!, March 29, 2009

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Derrick Grissom - See all my reviews
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I received this book in perfect condition within two days of ordering it. I would most definitely encourage anyone to order from this sender.

Derrick