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Professional skepticism: An auditor's defense against manipulation tactics
A recent study of fraud offenders suggests they often employ impression management tactics in their interactions with auditors to conceal fraud schemes in financial documents. But auditors have an indispensable tool to defend against these tactics: professional skepticism. The author details the findings of the study and describes how having a skeptical mindset can help auditors beat fraudsters at their game.
Written By: Frank S Perri, J.D., CFE, CPA
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- Accounting and Auditing
- Career and Professional Development
- Criminology and Psychology
The Six-Dimension Scorecard: A proposed framework for assessing cyberfraud risk
The Six-Dimension Scorecard builds on the traditional Fraud Triangle for today’s digital environment. It helps fraud examiners categorize incidents as behavioral, technical or a mix of both so they can assign the right investigative resources. The author outlines how to apply the scorecard to prioritize cases, coordinate controls across people and technology risks, and clearly explain to leadership why some situations may call for specialized cybersecurity expertise.
Written By: DeAndre Redd, DBA, CFE
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- Examination
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
Crude conduct: The long, dirty history of Elf Aquitaine
In the 1970s, France fell victim to the costly “sniffer planes” scandal when the government embraced pseudoscience and unproven technology amid economic strain, secrecy and the dismissal of expert warnings. Political pressure and institutional bias led Elf Aquitaine and government officials to abandon due diligence, ultimately enabling a $250 million fraud that entrenched deeper patterns of corruption.
Written By: Donn LeVie, Jr., CFE
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- Bribery and Corruption
- Government Fraud
Test your organization’s readiness for deepfake attacks with tabletop and red-team exercises
Artificial intelligence is changing how fraud is perpetrated and many organizations aren’t prepared. In this column, the authors describe how conducting tabletop and red-team exercises can prepare employees to respond nimbly to AI-generated deepfake attacks.
Written By: Steve Taylor, Karen Schuler, CFE, FIP
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- Computers and Technology
- Cyberfraud
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
Agentic AI is reshaping the future of fraud risk
This interview with Amazon Nova senior software development engineer Rohith Nama highlights how agentic AI is transforming fraud prevention and detection.
Written By: Vincent M. Walden, CFE, CPA
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- Computers and Technology
- Corporate Governance
Generative artificial intelligence is now the fraud perpetrator
Fraud examiners have historically relied on reviewing documents to identify fabricated invoices, altered records and falsified financial statements. But now fraudsters are using generative artificial intelligence to autonomously produce near-perfect fraudulent artifacts. GAI is now the fraud perpetrator. Here are ways to detect and deter it.
Written By: Zachary M. Kelley, Carolyn Conn, Ph.D., CFE, CPA
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- Computers and Technology
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
Deepfakes complicate identity theft; here’s how fraud examiners can fight back
Artificial intelligence has rapidly advanced, fueling increasingly sophisticated identity theft schemes. This article examines the progression of AI‑driven fraud through three major deepfake cases and outlines essential cybersecurity tools and techniques fraud examiners need to combat these emerging threats.
Written By: Heidi J.T. Exner, J.D., CFE, CIA
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- Fraud Investigation and Examination
- Fraud Schemes
Protecting kids online and safeguarding tax data
Many countries are considering banning kids’ social media accounts. Australia has already taken the leap. But for all other wary parents, here’s help to protect their children from ubiquitous scams on their devices. And with U.S. tax season approaching, here are ways to safeguard tax professional firms and their clients from identity theft.
Written By: Robert E. Holtfreter, Ph.D., CFE
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- Consumer Fraud and Scams
- Cyberfraud
- Identity Theft
Developing your interview strategy
The questions you ask and how you ask them during interviews with suspects determine your ability to effectively — and ethically — resolve cases. But successful interviews depend on careful preparation. The author, a former police detective and interviewing expert, describes what can go wrong, how to construct effective questions and best practices for developing an ethically sound fact-finding interview.
Written By: Joe Koenig, CFE
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- Career and Professional Development
- Fraud Investigation and Examination
- Interviewing
18 arrested for global credit card scheme and more
Eurojust coordinates a takedown of an international credit card scheme, researchers develop a tool for detecting food fraud, Meta profits from scam ads, and ex-founder and CEO of Beneficient is indicted for a scheme that triggered a bankruptcy.
Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE
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- Consumer Fraud and Scams
- Cyberfraud
- Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes
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