Fraud 101: Techniques and Strategies for Understanding Fraud

Stephen Pedneault

ISBN 10: 047048196X / ISBN 13: 9780470481967

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2009

About this Item

Fraud 101, Third Edition will serve as an educational tool for business managers, accountants, auditors, and college students who need to learn about the nature of fraud across various industries. Num Pages: 234 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444. . 2009. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9780470481967

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fraud 101: Techniques and Strategies for Understanding Fraud
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047048196X
• ISBN 13: 9780470481967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

A straightforward guide explaining the nature of financial fraud

Fraud continues to be one of the fastest growing and most costly crimes in the United States and around the world. The more an organization can learn about fraud in general and the potential fraud risks that threaten the financial stability of the organization's cash flow, the better that organization will be equipped to design and implement measures to prevent schemes from occurring in the first place.

Fraud 101, Third Edition serves as an enlightening tool for you, whether you are a business owner or manager, an accountant, auditor or college student who needs to learn about the nature of fraud. In this invaluable guide, you will discover and better understand the inner workings of numerous financial schemes and internal controls to increase your awareness and possibly prevent fraud from destroying your organization's financial stability.

It offers guidance, understanding, and new, real-world case studies on the major types of fraud, including

• An understanding of why fraud is committed
• An overview of financial fraud schemes
• White-collar crime
• Uncovering employee embezzlements
• Establishing internal fraud controls
• The nature of collecting evidence

With case studies included throughout the book to gain insight to the real world of fraud, Fraud 101, Third Edition describes the features of fraud and then provides proven methods of prevention, as well as solutions to expose different types of fraud.

About the Author

Stephen Pedneault, CPA, CFF, CFE, is the founder and Principal of Forensic Accounting Services LLC, a CPA firm located in Glastonbury, Connecticut, specializing in forensic accounting, employee fraud, and litigation support matters. Steve is also the author of the forthcoming Wiley title, Anatomy of a Fraud Investigation. He has written numerous articles appearing in local and national media and is a contributor to Fraud Casebook: Lessons from the Bad Side of Business (Wiley). For more information about Stephen Pedneault, go to www.forensicaccountingservices.com.