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Continuing Education

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MASTERING INTERNAL CONTROLS AND FRAUD PREVENTION
84 pages [47 self-teaching + 34 quizzes/ans.]

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Members pay $29
Non-members pay $39

Important:If you take Part 3 of the national certification exam on or after October 1, 2004, you will be tested on this subject. If you take Part 3 of the test before that date, you will not be tested on this subject.

Section #1. Employee inventory theft. Red flags of false sales, phony write- offs, other schemes. 5 controls to prevent theft.

Section # 2. Preventing employee theft. 4 key factors to check before hiring. How to use a fidelity bond for employees who have access to cash. Controls against theft, fraud.

Section # 3. Check fraud. and fraud schemes. How to prevent—or spot—forged company checks, payroll-related check fraud, customer check fraud. Systems that prevent check fraud.

Section # 4. Credit card fraud. 10 schemes that use lost or stolen credit cards. How to spot a counterfeit Visa, MasterCard or American Express card. Recommended rules for company credit cards.

Section #5. How vendors can cheat you. Forms of bribery. Telemarketing scams that target businesses . How to check out a suspicious vendor before you buy.

ppendix A. Forms, Patterns, and Red Flags of Bribery

Appendix B. Operations That Support Frauds and Scams

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