98 pages [59 self-teaching + 39 quizzes/answers]
Section 1: Employee inventory theft. Red flags of false sales, phony write-offs and other theft schemes. 5 controls that prevent theft.
Section 2: Preventing employee theft. 4 key factors to check before hiring. How to use a fidelity bond for employees who have access to cash. Controls against theft, fraud.
Section 3: Check fraud. How to prevent—or spot—forged company checks, payroll-related check fraud, customer check fraud. Systems that prevent check fraud.
Section 4: Credit card fraud. 10 schemes that use lost or stolen credit cards. How to spot a counterfeit Visa, MasterCard or American Express card. Recommended rules for company credit cards.
Section 5: How vendors can cheat you. Forms of bribery. Telemarketing scams that target businesses. How to check out a suspicious vendor before you buy.
Appendix A: Forms, Patterns and Red Flags of Bribery
Appendix B: Operations That Support Frauds and Scams
Publisher: AIPB
It would be much more beneficial if the content of the course was up to date. I believe the copyright on the book was 2007. Not only is much of the information old and out of date, but there is a lot of information that could be included that has not been.
Found the book to be very detailed.
Very interesting and a lot of new material for me that I feel would also benefit other people in the business environment such as owners, salespeople and others who wear many hats.
Many interesting facts on control and prevention, will make an excellent reference tool.
I found this to be a very interesting and informative book.
Good Information, but there was no room to answer the questions.
Good material – just wish it had used more real-life examples. Presenting actual situations with multiple processes and solutions would have enhanced the study.
Great
Explain is good
Segregation, segregation of duties seems to be the best way to achieve the goals of better control and to prevent fraudulent conduct. How about examining some of the “Madoff” case
Excellent course very informative.
this book needs to be updated.
Important subject for all business professionals, easy to understand and valuable reference material. Thanks!
The book was very easy to read and understand. The test was simple to complete, I only wished the pages for the test & answer sheet were perforated for an easy tear.
Excellent
As with all of the study guides, I find the explanations well-written and very helpful.
It was possible to increase the useful knowledge
Well written, easy to understand course.
First of all the course thought me how to deal with coustmers to prevent fraud and be careful with whom I am working with.
Well written and very explanatory.
Good to learn this and have on hand when I have questions.
I learned a lot and will use in the workplace.
Very Good
The book was informative, clear, and concise.
I found the information very helpful.
Already have been using a lot of was in this course–great refresher.
Good
Very helpful. I was able to quickly apply some of the internal controls to my everyday work.
This is a good course. It contains a lot of information. It is good to have the books to refer back to if you have questions.
Great book, very detailed and informative.