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
This course was very informative, I learned how to detect a fradulant credit card.
The course material was informative and well paced.
The chapter quizes were the most informative.
Still working on studying this book. Have been very happy with the books put out for studying for the exams. They have been very helpful and easy to undertand. The exams are very helpful as well.
Satisfactory study guide but more depth could make bookkeepers more valuable
Really an eye opener for what gets overlooked and what to be conscience of.
It’s been sometime since I’ve taken this course, but all that I’ve taken have been very good and informative.
It would be better if some examples were provided.
Interesting and informative.
Insightful, not using much, however, as I just work for me and my clients are individuals, sole proprietors with no employees or businesses that have established controls in place that are solid. good to know, tho.
I was very pleased with the course booklet and the questions that related to the study guide.
I liked this book, although to me most material about internal controls/fraud prevention is just common sense. I do not like the typeface/font in this book. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but something about it makes it difficult to read.
I enjoyed this course; I learned a lot that I could apply at my current job.
I am using some of these practices when setting up new businesses. Good Learning tool
Helpful in a university class I took.
Great resource.
great beginning or refresher
Good information
Good ideas
Excellent!
Excellent
Eh
basic
I find all of AIPB’s courses very through and informative. I found the course content easy to understand.
I have been using the things I learned in my current position. It was extremely helpful.
Not being familiar with this area, this was the most informative course for me. Things that I hadn’t considered before as possible fraud flags were pointed out. The course gave me straight, easy to understand pointers to apply to my everyday duties.
This book helped reinforce my knowledge of internal control in general. But I was amazed at the different ways people can defraud their employers without fear. It really was an eye opener and has got me thinking. This is a good reference book and a must have, especially if I am to provide training on internal control and fraud prevention to my future clients. I also look forward to taking additional courses on this subject matter. It would be nice if AIPB can have a more indept course on this topic; a sequel to this book will be very useful.
Good basic useful information.
Very informative.
great teacher