ABSTRACT

Fraud: The Counter Fraud Practitioner's Handbook looks at fraud investigation methods and explores the practical options for preventing and remedying fraud. An effective fraud and financial crime strategy involves intelligence and prevention, criminal and civil legal procedures, and asset recovery, all of which may involve investigators, internal auditors, security managers, in-house and external legal counsel and advisors. Your strategy depends on the outcomes you are seeking, the nature of the fraud or crime committed and the countries involved. Fraud provides a clear picture of the role of compliance, civil and criminal legal process in any fraud strategy. Chapters then cover investigation strategies for each of the following types of fraud: benefit, health, procurement, employee, telecoms, fiscal, corporate, charity, legal and accounting. Part Three explores the practical options for fraud prevention and remediation, including both civil and criminal asset recovery. This is an essential reference for both public and private sector fraud and security specialists who need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each element of their organization's strategy against fraud and are seeking to learn from the approach of their colleagues in other industries or organizations. Written by and for practitioners, it is a handbook that deals with the knowledge, detail and the craft that underpins all effective anti-fraud work.

chapter |4 pages

Book Overview and Structure

part I|114 pages

Themes, Trends and Perspectives

part II|253 pages

Fraud: How to Investigate …

chapter 9|18 pages

Criminal Fraud

chapter 10|18 pages

Corporate Fraud

chapter 11|31 pages

Local Government Benefit Fraud

chapter 12|16 pages

Procurement Fraud

chapter 13|10 pages

Company Investigations

chapter 14|19 pages

Charity Fraud

chapter 15|15 pages

Solicitor Fraud

chapter 16|20 pages

Insurance Fraud

chapter 17|10 pages

Telecoms Fraud

chapter 18|10 pages

Employee Fraud

chapter 19|20 pages

Bribery and Corruption

chapter 20|9 pages

Fraud as a Financial Investigation

chapter 21|13 pages

Using Intelligence

chapter 23|29 pages

Using Digital Forensics

part III|72 pages

Prevention

chapter 25|13 pages

The Role of Corporate Governance

chapter 26|13 pages

The Role of Audit

chapter 27|9 pages

Whistleblowing

chapter 28|16 pages

How to Prevent Internal Fraud

part IV|76 pages

Sanction Routes

chapter 29|15 pages

The Disciplinary Route

chapter 30|22 pages

The Confiscation Route

chapter 31|14 pages

The Civil Route

chapter 32|22 pages

The Prosecution Route