Fraud Examination Considerations in China: An Excerpt from the ACFE's International Fraud Handbook

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Fraud Examination Considerations in China: An Excerpt from the ACFE's International Fraud Handbook

Business operations – and frauds – now routinely span geographical borders, requiring new knowledge and skill sets for those attempting to prevent, detect, and investigate white-collar crimes. As the fraud examination profession has grown globally and the fight against fraud has grown more complex, the need for information and professional connection has never been greater.

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3 Techniques for Finding Low-Profile Individuals

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3 Techniques for Finding Low-Profile Individuals

During a recent asset search project, the individual we were looking for initially appeared invisible online. We knew the individual used to be a director of a company, but his name no longer appeared on their website. But, with a little snooping and a bit of luck, we had a physical address (and more) in just a few hours. What did we do to find the information?

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2018 World Cup in Russia Could Spur Next Wave of Financial Fraud Attacks

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2018 World Cup in Russia Could Spur Next Wave of Financial Fraud Attacks

In less than a month’s time, the biggest global extravaganza will kick off in Russia. Thirty-two national teams will fight for the top spot in the 2018 Football World Cup. FIFA estimates that more than $5.7 billion in revenue will be generated from the showpiece event, and that more than a million tourists are expected to travel to Russia. This event will indeed be a good time for more than 3.2 billion fans worldwide, but it will also be a potentially lucrative time for fraudsters.

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The 6 Most Common Behavioral Red Flags of Fraud

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The 6 Most Common Behavioral Red Flags of Fraud

Tim Harvey, CFE, head of global chapter development for the ACFE, recently shared a story with me about a networking event he held for the U.K. Chapter called "Find a Fraudster." The objective of the event was to move around the room and network with as many people as possible all the while trying to identify a fraudster in the room.

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CFE Syndrome: How Investigating Can Lead to Paranoia

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CFE Syndrome: How Investigating Can Lead to Paranoia

“Second Year Syndrome” is the malady of medical students who experience the symptoms of the disease that they are studying at the time. If they’re studying skin cancer, suddenly that zit becomes melanoma. If they’re studying arthritis, their joints start to ache. If they’re studying narcolepsy, they suddenly feel they’re about to fall asleep. (That last might be attributable to being grossly overworked, but you get the idea.)

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