News and analysis on the global fight against fraud
One important distinction of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) from other associations is the diversity of our professional base. Most members of accounting organizations, of course, are accountants. Internal auditors have a group dedicated just to them. Bar associations are comprised of attorneys. Physicians fill the rosters of medical associations.
Read MoreToday brings both sadness and joy as the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners bids farewell to outgoing President and CEO Bruce Dorris, who leaves the ACFE to take some time for himself and his family before beginning the next chapter of his career.
Read MoreWe get them every day, multiple times a day. Most contain misspelled words that easily reveal the emails are fake. But that’s not the case with all of them. I’ve seen plenty of sham emails and advertisements that look authentic and made me think twice before deleting them. CFEs have a good eye for these scams and can usually spot them quickly. But sometimes the language and graphics are so convincing that they fool even the most skilled observer.
Read More“Corruption exists everywhere,” says Tony Kwok, the former deputy commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Hong Kong’s ace anti-graft agency. He’s not only right, but sadly corruption remains a major problem. It ranks as the most common occupational fraud scheme on every continent on the globe, according to ACFE’s Occupational Fraud 2022: A Report to the Nations. And the percentage of cases involving corruption is on the rise, jumping from 33% in 2012 to 50% in 2022, the report shows.
Read MoreAlex Gibney has documented many fraud cases in his three decades as a filmmaker. From his first big hit in 2005, “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,” to the more recent documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” Gibney has long been exploring the psychology of deceit and why bright and talented people turn to the dark side.
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