Executive summary .....................................................................................................................4
Iintroduction .................................................................................................................................6
Measuring the cost of occupational Fraud ...................................................................................8 Distribution of Losses
How occupational Fraud is committed ........................................................................................10 Comparison of Methods Used to Commit Occupational Fraud Comparison of Occupational Fraud Schemes by Frequency Comparison of Occupational Fraud Schemes by Median Loss Duration of Fraud Schemes
detection of Fraud schemes .........................................................................................................18 Detecting Fraud Committed by Owners and Executives Detecting the Largest Frauds Detecting Fraud in Small Business Detection Methods by Organization Type Tips
Victim organizations ......................................................................................................................24 Types of Organizations Size of Organizations Methods of Fraud in Small Business Industry Anti-Fraud Controls in Place at the Time of Fraud Importance of Controls in Detecting or Limiting Fraud Control Weaknesses that Contributed to Fraud Modification of Controls in Response to Fraud
The perpetrators ................................................................................................................................46 Impact of Collusion Perpetrator』s Age Tenure of Perpetrator Perpetrator』s Position Perpetrator』s Annual Income Perpetrator』s Gender Perpetrator』s Education Level Perpetrator』s Department Background Checks and Perpetrator』s Criminal and Employment History Behavioral Red Flags Displayed by Perpetrators
Methodology ....................................................................................................................................66 Who Provided the Data?
about the ACFE ..................................................................................................................................68