The Fraud Culture:Organization, People and our
Society
The Fraud Culture
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• What is Fraud?
• What is the Fraud Culture?
• The Red Flags of a Fraud Culture
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Fraud
• any artifice or deception practiced to cheat, deceive or
circumvent another to detriment.
• involves the use of dishonest or deceitful words/conduct in
order to obtain an unjust advantage over someone else.
• commonly known as white-collar crimes.
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What the fraudsters say:
• “I am just borrowing the funds”.
• “I am not hurting anyone the
organization/government can afford it.”
• “I am underpaid so it is my bonus.”
• “Everyone else is doing it so why not.”
• “The company is insured and would not lose.”
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Occupational fraud
• Defined as internal fraud, or fraud committed by
a person against the organization for which he or
she works.
• The use of one’s occupation for personal
enrichment through the deliberate misuse or
misapplication of the employing organization’s
resources or assets.
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Examples Occupational Fraud
• Larceny by clerks;
• Embezzlement (Skimming cash);
• False Accounting;
• Payroll padding;
• Billing Schemes;
• Switching of genuine currency for counterfeit
• Stealing of confidential data to facilitate identity theft or
industrial fraud;
• Forgery of authorization documents; and
• Uttering of forged medical certificates;
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The Culture
• Management does not directly tell employees to commit
fraud
• Management can unwittingly create an environment
where fraud breeds.
• Management is responsible for setting the tone for
behavior and ethics in an organization and managers are
the role models.
• If these role models fail to show good judgment and ethics
then the staff has no direction to follow.
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High and Low fraud risk environmentsVariable High Fraud
PotentialLow Fraud potential
Management Style Autocratic Participative
Management Orientation
Low trust
Power driven
High trust
Achievement driven
Distribution of authority
Centralised, reserved by top management
Decentralised, dispersed to all levels
Planning Centralised
Short range
Decentralised
Long range
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PROFILE OF A FRAUDSTER
• Missing documents (Board minutes, invoices, files, contracts, and other source
documents)
• Long-term employee, who knows how the company operates.
• Individual is in a position of trust/authority (as individuals have signing/
procurement authority).
• Individual works excessive overtime (often unnecessary) and does not claim
for it.
• Individual hardly wants to take a vacation;
• has to be forced and or encouraged to take a vacation.
• Comes to work early stays late.
• Visits by suspicious persons
• Regular audit exception reports
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Fraud Schemes in Trinidad and Tobago
(i) Forged identification
(ii) Forged certification
(iii) False supporting documents
(iv) Photocopied or faxed receipts
(v) Investment scams
(vi) Money Laundering schemes
(vii) Forged currency
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Fraud: Trends and Culture in Australia
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FEDERAL AGENT ADAM MARSDENFRAUD & ANTI-CORRUPTION
CULTURE• Australians awareness of fraud has been increasing
• Fraud Awareness Weeks
• Increase media reporting
• Close collaboration of dedicated fraud departments in both private and public
sectors.
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• Australian Federal Police, in conjunction with partner agencies have created a
Fraud and Anti-Corruption Centre enabling efficient and thorough
correspondence between partner agencies.
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• The bank and finance industry, a forum known as the Inter-Bank Fraud
Network was created for the purpose of sharing current trends and offering
solutions through experience gained through previous investigations.
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Trends
• Australia sees cycles of trends
• The production of fraudulent cheques to purchase good
at department stores
• Short term issues and often cease after the
methodology has been reported in media
• A re-emergence of these same offences after about 2-3
years of no activity.
• Australia usually sees two types of attacks in relation to
fraud; cyber, and physical
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Physical fraud
• Local
• The offenders and syndicate members are more often
than not of Asian decent – most likely due to the close
proximity Australia is to Asia.
• Once Asian offenders have served their time in gaol, and
if they are deported to their country of origin, they will
usually change their names, gain a new passport and
return to Australia to continue their criminal activities.
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Foreign
• Foreigners, such as the Romanians, will travel to Australia
with the purpose of criminal activity.
• E.g. the increase in credit card skimmers used on ATM’s
and retail outlets to gather credit card identification
• The offenders then use these details to purchase high
value items such as electronic goods and perfumes.
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