Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide by Tracy Coenen keys in on the brass tacks of investigating fraud, providing meaningful information every turn of the page. As Coenen shows, it is a sensitive matter that can be a minefield for the newbie and those lacking caution.

Drawing on her comprehensive experience as a veteran certified fraud examiner (CFE), Coenen sets out the issues that she pursues at each stage of a process of fraud investigation. This very special book illuminates the cognitive processes and considerations of an experienced and captivating fraud investigator. While there is no cookie-cutter way to go about to fraud investigations nor are there any simple set of rules, Coenen identifies many considerations that could easily be missed by someone who does not regularly do this type of work. That could help you to avoid having a fraud investigation go awry.

Coenen's easy-going writing style makes Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide a breeze to read. She offers many tips that seem to arise from specific cases. Not unlike a television detective show you can picture her working these cases and dealing with the issues spontaneously. This book, more than any other I have seen, gives you the feel of being with an expert as you work through the fraud investigation process together. You get to learn from her expertise not only about the immediate issues at hand but also about preparing yourself for what may lie on the horizon.

Expert Fraud Investigations: A Step-by-Step Guide would be especially valuable to internal auditors who are engaged to look into potential frauds, managers wanting to understand the pitfalls that exist when a fraud investigation is put in motion in their business units, and people trying to develop their own careers in the field of fraud examination and investigation. Experienced fraud investigators may be familiar with much of the material, but will still likely find some useful and relevant pieces of information.

From publisher John Wiley and Sons:  fraud investigation is aimed at examining evidence to determine if a fraud occurred, how it happened, who was involved, and how much money was lost. Investigations occur in cases ranging from embezzlement, to falsification of financial statements, to suspicious insurance claims. Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide provides all the tools to conduct a fraud investigation, detailing when and how to investigate. This guide takes the professional from the point of opening an investigation, selecting a team, gathering data, and through the entire investigation process. Business executives, auditors, and security professionals will benefit from this book, and companies will find this a useful tool for fighting fraud within their own organizations.

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Expert Fraud Investigation

A Step-by-Step Guide

A sharp, savvy examination of financial fraud, Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide
is one of the few books to take the leap from theoretical discussion to
the actual nuts and bolts of performing an investigation. Fraud expert
Tracy Coenen offers an insider look at many of the most common types of
fraud cases and points out some of the best methods for analyzing the
books and records to search for proof of fraud.

An invaluable
tool to help professionals understand how financial fraud occurs in an
organization and what to do when it is found or suspected, all the
guidance needed to uncover corporate fraud is here, from the point of
opening an investigation, selecting a team, through the entire
investigative process, including:

• The most common fraud schemes

• The difference between audits and investigations

• Effectively managing the investigation

• Looking for fraud in little things

• Using public and private records in investigations

• Getting creative as a fraud investigator

• Uncovering asset misappropriation schemes, financial statement fraud, corruption schemes, and external fraud schemes

• How to prevent fraud from happening in the first place