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The Auditors may not be able to help you!

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We are conducting an internal fraud examination concerning three people who might have done it. Our CEO has contacted our outside auditing firm for help. I don’t think the person they sent has even handled an internal fraud case before. What should we do?
Answer: 

When management has a problem like this many times the first thing, they do is call the auditors for help. The person they send is most likely a “Certified Fraud Examiner,” who has been trained but never investigated an embezzlement before! You should let management know of your concerns. The question that needs to be asked of the investigator is how many internal fraud cases have you handled? The second question to ask is where did you get your training online or in person with the instructor? When your reputation is on the line who do you want conducting the investigation?

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First published on 02/20/2022

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