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Wells (fraud examination, U. of Texas-Austin) is founder and chairman of the international antifraud Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). Following an overview of the social factors that create an occupational offender, Wells presents a classification system explaining thirteen schemes within the three main categories of fraud asset misappropriation, corruption, and fraudulent statements; discusses the losses from these schemes; illustrates the human factors in fraud; and provides guidance on preventing and detecting corporate fraud and abuse. For professionals concerned with fraud, including fraud examiners, auditors, investigators, loss prevention specialists, managers and business owners, human resource specialists, and law enforcement personnel. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Praise For Corporate Fraud Handboo "Well organized and illustrated by easy-to-follow examples. It is the ?bible? of the anti-fraud professional." ?Dr. Haluk F. Gursel President, Switzerland Chapter, ACF "The Corporate Fraud Handbook depicts what?s really happening with white-collar crime. It perfectly matches my forty years? experience as an embezzlement investigator in federal and state government." ?Joseph R. Dervaes Audit Manager for Special Investigations, Washington State Auditor?s Offic "This book harmonizes the study of actual fraud cases and related theories. A must-read for anyone interested in the global fight against fraud." ?Pedro A. Fabiano Fraud Investigator, Buenos Aires, Argentin "This book should be the cornerstone of any good fraud investigator?s library." ?Isabel Mercedes Cumming Assistant State?s Attorney, Baltimore City, Marylan "Mr. Wells is a brilliant author. His writing is clear, to the point, and entertaining. I find the Corporate Fraud Handbook indispensable." ?Corey Bloom Senior Manager, BDO Dunwoody LLP, Montreal, Canad "A wonderful read! A systematic approach with many examples from real life." ?Dr. Dimiter Dinev Associate Professor at the University of National and International Economy Sofia, Bulgari "I have been an admirer of Mr. Wells?s work for more than twenty years. He?s a world leader in the prevention and detection of fraud. I highly recommend this book to anyone concerned with compliance, controls, and keeping their organizations immune from the ever-growing risks of fraud." ?Mike Comer Corporate Fraud Investigator, London, Englan "The Corporate Fraud Handbook provides unparalleled insights on the scams used by employees to perpetrate fraud." ?Robert DiPasquale Partner, J. H. Cohn, LL
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