CFE-Investigation Practice Exam Questions and Answers

A.  

Notify management of the possibility that Elizabeth has committed fraudulent acts

B.  

Search Elizabeth's mobile phone for evidence of misconduct.

C.  

Accuse Elizabeth directly of having committed fraud

D.  

Conduct discreet inquiries into Elizabeth's responsibilities as an accounts payable clerk

A.  

Purchasing a used vehicle

B.  

Creating a will to allocate assets at death

C.  

Placing assets in probate

D.  

Transferring assets into foreign trusts

A.  

Tracing loan proceeds can reveal previous civil offenses committed by the subject

B.  

Tracing loan proceeds can determine if the proceeds were deposited into hidden accounts

C.  

Tracing loan proceeds can uncover previously unknown witnesses

D.  

Tracing loan proceeds can determine if hidden accounts were used for loan payments.

A.  

To establish that the confessor regrets committing the act

B.  

To obtain a valid confession from a culpable individual

C.  

To verify that the accused mistakenly committed the act

D.  

To determine whether the subject's responses are credible

A.  

Is feeling bored by the interview process

B.  

Is being deceptive

C.  

Does not know the answers to Steve's questions

D.  

Is telling the truth

A.  

Before engaging in a search the fraud examine' should know the mod powerful and useful '>Des of searches

B.  

If an individual has moved, obtaining a past address is usually of no help

C.  

Online records are very useful in locating subjects whose whereabouts are unknown

D.  

Obtaining a past address of the subject should be the first step in trying to locate a subject using online records.

A.  

"Why did you take the money?"

B.  

"What do you know about the stolen money?"

C.  

"Do you know who took the money''"

D.  

"Did you steal the money?"

A.  

"When asked a second time about the amount of funds missing, the suspect contradicted their previous testimony."

B.  

"The evidence shows that between S1 million and S1.5 million in assets were transferred to an offshore account."

C.  

"The organization must address the inadequate separation of accounting duties to prevent such an event from happening again."

D.  

"In light of all the evidence, the suspect is most likely guilty of fraud against the organization."

A.  

Digital evidence is more volatile than tangible evidence because digital evidence is subject to claims of spoliation, whereas tangible evidence is not.

B.  

Digital evidence is more volatile than tangible evidence because the rules of admissibility for digital evidence are stricter than such rules for tangible evidence.

C.  

If the integrity of digital evidence is violated, it can often be restored through a digital cleansing process

D.  

The failure to preserve the integrity of digital evidence could result in evidence being deemed inadmissible in a legal proceeding

A.  

Avoid interviewing Brianna if possible due to Brianna's potential volatility.

B.  

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

C.  

Provide Brianna with advance notice prior to the interview to inhibit resentment.

D.  

Ask Brianna when she would prefer to be interviewed in an effort to provoke cooperation.