CFE-Investigation Practice Questions

A.  

Credit card statements show source of the funds used to pay a credit card bill

B.  

Credit card records show the movements and habits of the subject

C.  

Credit card records provide insight into the subject's litigation history

D.  

Credit card records contain information about the division and distribution of the subject's assets

A.  

The name of the subject she will be observing

B.  

Her first impression regarding the subject's culpability

C.  

The identities of any confidential sources to be used in the operation

D.  

All of the above

A.  

Fraud examiners should conduct coven operations only after attempting conventional methods of evidence-gathering

B.  

Mistakes in covert operations generally do not cause damage to their associated investigations

C.  

Covert operations rarely prove beneficial to investigations even when planned properly.

D.  

Most jurisdictions provide protections for investigators conducting covert operations that shield them from reputational, financial, and legal consequences.

A.  

Fraud examinations should begin with general information that is known, starting at the periphery, and then move to the more specific details.

B.  

When conducting fraud examinations, fraud examiners should adhere to the means-and-ends approach

C.  

When conducting fraud examinations, fraud examiners should operate under the assumption that the subjects are guilty

D.  

In most examinations, fraud examiners should interview those who are more involved in the matters at issue before interviewing those who are less involved.

A.  

Once a criminal case is filed, all records obtained by the government are considered public records

B.  

Nonpublic records cannot be obtained by subpoena or legal order in a civil action

C.  

In most junsdictions. banks are allowed to turn over a suspect's account information directly to a fraud victim when there is adequate evidence of wrongdoing.

D.  

The government usually will not share nonpublic records with a fraud victim during an investigation into the underlying fraud.

A.  

Many copiers connect via parallel cables, which store and transmit copy job data.

B.  

Most copiers store, process, and transmit data m a cloud environment

C.  

Many copiers have internal hard drives that might contain information relevant to a fraud examination

D.  

Most copiers today are nonimpact copiers, meaning that they store copied images indefinitely.

A.  

The transition from the accusation to the confession should occur when the accused supplies the first detailed information about the offense.

B.  

Fraudsters tend to overestimate the amount of funds involved in the offense to relieve themselves of the guilt of their dishonest actions.

C.  

If the subject lies about an aspect of the offense in the process of confessing, it is best to proceed initially as if the falsehood has been accepted as truth.

D.  

The three general approaches to obtaining a verbal confession are chronologically, by transaction, or by event.

A.  

The information expected to be gained from the operation

B.  

The identities of any confidential sources to be used in the operation

C.  

His first impression regarding the subject's culpability

D.  

All of the above

A.  

Provide Craig with plenty of notice prior to the interview to not provoke resentment

B.  

Conduct the interview with as little notice as possible so Craig will be unprepared

C.  

Ask Craig when ho would prefer to be interviewed in an effort to engender cooperation

D.  

Avoid interviewing Craig if possible due to Craig's potential volatility

A.  

Fraud theory

B.  

Forensic investigation

C.  

Fraud management

D.  

Fraud examination