The Profile of a Fraudster Who is most likely to commit occupational fraud?

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The Profile of a Fraudster Who is most likely to commit occupational fraud?

International Fraud Awareness Week This presentation was created by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) for International Fraud Awareness Week. Visit for more information.

About the ACFE The ACFE is the world's largest anti-fraud organization and premier provider of anti-fraud training and education. Together with nearly 55,000 members, the ACFE is reducing business fraud world-wide and inspiring public confidence in the integrity and objectivity within the profession.

The Cost of Occupational Fraud According to the ACFE’s 2010 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud & Abuse, organizations lose an estimated five percent of their annual revenues to fraud. Applied to the estimated 2009 Gross World Product, this figure translates to a potential global fraud loss of more than $2.9 trillion. The median loss caused by the occupational fraud cases in our study was $160,000. Nearly one-quarter of the frauds involved losses of at least $1 million. The frauds lasted a median of 18 months before being detected.

The Profile of a Fraudster A fraud suspect might not be easy to pick out of a crowd - or from a rap sheet. However, ACFE research helps identify certain common traits and red flags.

Profile of a Fraudster The Age Factor More than half of all cases in the study were committed by individuals between the ages of 31 and 45. Generally speaking, median losses tended to rise with the age of the perpetrator. This trend is also reflected in tenure at an organization.

Profile of a Fraudster The Perpetrator’s Department Fraud offenders were most likely to be found in one of six departments: Accounting (22%) Operations (18%) Sales (13.5%) Executive/upper management (13.5%) Customer service (7.2%) Purchasing (6.2%)

Profile of a Fraudster A Clean Record Most of the fraudsters in the study had never been previously charged or convicted for a fraud-related offense. Only seven percent of the perpetrators had been previously convicted of a fraud offense. This finding is consistent with prior ACFE studies.

Profile of a Fraudster Warning Signs and Red Flags The most common behavioral red flags displayed by perpetrators: Living beyond one’s means (43 percent of cases) Experiencing financial difficulties (36 percent of cases)

Profile of a Fraudster More Behavioral Red Flags Control issues; unwillingness to share duties (22.6%) Unusually close association with vendor/customer (22%) “Wheeler-dealer” attitude (19.2%) Divorce/family problems (17.6%) Irritability, suspiciousness or defensiveness (14.1%) Addiction problems (12%) Refusal to take vacations (10.2%)

Profile of a Fraudster Tone at the Top High-level perpetrators cause the greatest damage to their organizations. Frauds committed by owners/executives were more than three times as costly as frauds committed by managers, and more than nine times as costly as employee frauds. Executive-level frauds also took much longer to detect.

Profile of a Fraudster The most common crimes committed in the executive suite: Corruption (48.7%) Billing schemes (40.6%) Expense reimbursement fraud (30%) Non-cash (18.3%) Payroll (16.1%) Other schemes include check tampering, skimming, financial statement fraud, cash on hand, and cash larceny

Additional Resources The ACFE’s 2010 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud & Abuse is drawn from a survey of 1,843 Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) who investigated fraud cases between January 2008 and December In addition to studying the traits of perpetrators, the Report includes data on how occupational fraud is committed and detected, as well as the characteristics of the victim organization. The Report to the Nations is available for download online at the ACFE’s web site: The Report is in PDF format.

Additional Resources Find more information about preventing and detecting fraud at the following web sites: The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners ( The Federal Bureau of Investigation ( The National White Collar Crime Center ( U.S. Government Accountability Office ( Internal Revenue Service (