Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and Internal Control
Creating a Culture of Compliance
Editorial Review
Arresting every fraudster and punishing him are very expensive and require a lot of unavailable human and financial resources. The damaging effects of fraud would not be reversed, nor would lost assets or reputations be restored when fraud is discovered. It is economically more feasible to prevent fraud than to detect and correct it. Thus, having internal controls that are proactive rather than reactive is no longer a good business practice; it is mandatory.c
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Wisdom to Share
Merchants and fraud investigators should use software that detects unusual pattern of transactions for possible fraudulent activities.
Common ways that fraudsters obtain good numbers are to bribe hotel desk clerks, call center agents, and gas station attendants
Electronic funds transfers are good because they reduce the number of persons with access to negotiable documents.
To prevent check interception schemes, checks should be mailed directly to the third party as soon as they are prepared. Employees and contractors should not be allowed to collect checks in person.
There are several tools that can be used to evaluate the risk of each type of fraud such as the Quad Method and the Chessboard Method.
COSO is the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations, a voluntary, private sector organization dedicated to improving the quality of financial reporting through business ethics, effective internal controls and corporate governance.
Statement on Auditing Standards requires an auditor to plan and perform an audit in order to determine whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.
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