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Hackers cash out in Bybit crypto heist and more

Hackers cash out $300 million from attack on crypto exchange, Bybit; fraud concerns plague academic journals; student loan fraud in the U.K.

Written By: John Duffley

    • Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
    • Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes
    • Government Fraud

Under pressure

Generations that grew up with the internet aren’t immune to online fraud schemes. Trust in online platforms, heavy involvement in social media and financial pressures facing Gen Z and millennials put them at greater risk of being victimized by fraudsters than older adults. Fraud Magazine explores how younger generations become victims — and perpetrators — and what fraud examiners can do to educate them about fraud.

Written By: Crystal Zuzek, Anna Brahce

    • Consumer Fraud and Scams
    • Cyberfraud
    • Fraud Schemes

In pursuit of justice

Through the Justice for Fraud Victims Project, college students obtain valuable real-world experience in the field of forensic accounting while aiding victims of fraud. 

Written By: David Glodstein, DBA, CFE, CPA, Marie Rice, Ph.D., CFE, CIA

    • Career and Professional Development
    • Fraud Investigation and Examination

Ready for the future

Members of the ACFE’s Board of Regents sat down with Fraud Magazine at the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference in Las Vegas for a wide-ranging discussion about pandemic risk management, how AI is no substitute for human expertise and how important it is to attract new people to the anti-fraud profession.

Written By: ACFE Staff

    • Anti-Fraud Laws Regulations and Compliance
    • Corporate Governance
    • Fraud Risk Management

Falsely accused of fraud

Fraud investigators strive to reveal the truth, but sometimes people are falsely accused of fraud. Here, we examine cases of wrongful convictions with insights from Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) and other experts in the field to see why this happens and what mistakes to avoid during investigations.

Written By: Anna Brahce

    • Corporate Governance
    • Fraud Investigation and Examination
    • Legal Elements of Fraud

Thinking caps on! Avoid scholarship fraud

Higher-education tuition is astronomical. Prospective students and their parents are looking in every corner for financial relief. But fraudsters are searching even harder for desperate victims. Don’t let your panic disable your due diligence. Here’s how to use your fraud examiner abilities to avoid these opportunists.

Written By: Cindy Greenman, Ph.D., CFE

    • Consumer Fraud and Scams
    • Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes
    • Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
    • Fraud Schemes
    • Identity Theft

Joseph R. Dervaes teaches fraud lessons and awards first scholarship named in his honor at PNW Chapter Annual Conference

ACFE Regent Emeritus Joseph R. Dervaes, CFE, gave his final presentation and awarded the Pacific Northwest Chapter’s scholarship, renamed in his honor, at the chapter’s first hybrid annual fraud conference and the latest edition of the Fraud Risk Management Guide helps fraud examiners keep apprised of the latest threats and the multiple ways they can tackle them.

Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE, Anna Brahce

    • Anti-Fraud Laws Regulations and Compliance
    • Fraud Investigation and Examination
    • Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
    • Fraud Risk Management

ACFE Foundation awards Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship recipients $85,000 in funds for 2023–2024 term

The ACFE Foundation has awarded $85,000 in funds to the recipients of the 2023-2024 Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship. Twenty-three university students from across the U.S., Europe, Asia and Africa received scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 for demonstrating academic achievement in a fraud-related field of study and a desire to pursue a career in fraud examination or similar anti-fraud profession.

Written By: Anna Brahce

    • Accounting and Auditing
    • Career and Professional Development
    • Examination

Overcoming implicit bias in anti-fraud investigations

Everyone has personal biases, but letting these biases color our views of a suspect can affect the integrity of fraud investigations. Here we explain what unconscious biases are and what fraud examiners can do to overcome them.

Written By: Kate Pospisil, CFE

    • Career and Professional Development
    • Fraud Investigation and Examination
    • Interviewing

CFEs have the edge in pay, high work satisfaction, 2022 Compensation Guide shows

Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) earn 17% more than their non-certified counterparts, and 62% report being happy on the job. These are just a few of the insights from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner’s (ACFE) 2022 Compensation Guide for Anti-Fraud Professionals, which also revealed a slow trend toward gender diversity in the anti-fraud profession and changing workplace habits since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE

    • Career and Professional Development
    • Professional and Career Development

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