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Fraud Chapter 8
Fraud Examination
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Accounting
Undergraduate 4
05/11/2010

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Term
False refund scheme
Definition
A scheme in which fraudulent refund is processed at the cash register to account for stolen cash
Term
Fictitious refund scheme
Definition
A false refund scheme in which an employee processes a fake refund transaction as if a customer were actually returning merchandise, and pockets the cash
Term
Overstated refund scheme
Definition
A false refund scheme in which an employee overstates the amount of a legitimate customer refund, gives the customer the actual amount of the refund, and steals the excess
Term
False void scheme
Definition
A scheme in which an employee accounts for stolen cash by voiding a previously recorded sale
Term
b) Bob Walker was considered one of Thrify Pay Less's top employees and nobody suspected him of fraud
Definition
Regarding the case study, "Demotion Sets Fraud in Motion", which of the following statements is incorrect concerning Bob Walker's theft of company funds?
a) A bookkeeper for the company was the first to notice an unusually large number of policy overrides by Bob
b) Bob Walker was considered one of Thrify Pay Less's top employees and nobody suspected him of fraud
c) Internal controls were not enforced by the local manager
Term
In a register disbursement scheme, the employee removes the cash from the register and the removal of the money is recorded on the register tape.  
Definition
How do register disbursement schemes differ from skimming and larceny schemes?
Term
Register disbursement schemes are the least frequent and the second least costly
Definition
How do register disbursements rank among fraudulent disbursement schemes in terms of frequency and median loss?
Term
1) Creating a false refund
2) Overstating a refund
Definition
What are two ways to create a false refund on the cash register?
Term
Because when a refund is false, there is no actual return of inventory, which causes inventory to be overstated
Definition
How can a false refund easily be detected?
Term
e) None of the above are incorrect
Definition
Regarding the case study, "A Silent Crime", which of the following statements is incorrect concerning Joe Anderson's register disbursement scheme?
a) Anderson was colluding with various friends, relatives, and neighbors to perform credit card refunds
b) Anderson was living the high life while working a 15-hour-a-week job
c) The reason Anderson committed his fraud involved social status
d) To document Anderson's theft, Secret Services told Rooker (CFE) to install video surveillance
e) None of the above are incorrect
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