How to be a Successful Frauditor: A Practical Guide to Investigating Fraud in the Workplace for Internal Auditors and Managers

by Peter Tickner

Overview

This book shows how anyone who finds they need to investigate a fraud at work can conduct a successful investigation and maximise their chances of recovering stolen money. Drawing on the experiences of the author, including his role in a number of high profile cases at two organisations at the heart of government, the Treasury and the Metropolitan Police, the book is peppered with real life examples and case studies of the ‘frauditor’s’ experiences, and lessons learned the hard way including the cases of:

• The linguist who was lost for words

• Doctoring the suits at the hospital

• A magician at work

• Corporate credit cards for cops

Readable, and written to de-bunk the mysteries of fraud investigation, this book includes interactive case studies to develop the reader’s skills in effective fraud detection and investigation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470662144
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/22/2012
Series:	Wiley Corporate F&A
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Peter Tickner, Reading, UK, Director of Peter Tickner Associates Ltd. Peter was the Director of Internal Audit for London’s Metropolitan Police Service (‘Scotland Yard’) between 1995 and 2009. In his early career he was an external auditor for the NHS. Peter was also Head of Internal Audit at Her Majesty’s Treasury between 1988 and 1995. He has held past positions as a Director of the Institute of Internal Auditors (UK and Ireland), Chair of the Editorial Board for the IIA Journal and as a senior lecturer at the Civil Service College. He is a regular speaker and presenter at international antifraud and corruption conferences and through his company provides training and presentations to help organisations deal with fraud and corruption in the workplace.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Lord Harris of Haringey.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

PART I UNDERSTANDING FRAUD.

1 Fraud overview.

2 Fraud basics.

PART II PLANNING AND MANAGING.

3 Planning a fraud investigation.

4 Managing the investigation.

5 Gathering and using intelligence and evidence.

PART III INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES.

6 Using analysts to support the investigation.

7 Technology that aids fraud investigation.

8 Considering covert surveillance.

9 Fraud interviewing techniques.

10 Advanced techniques.

PART IV FRAUD TYPES.

11 Catching your crooked contractor.

12 The danger that is a Trojan fraudster.

13 Dealing with high-volume, low-value frauds.

14 Pay and pension frauds.

PART V GETTING THE RIGHT RESULT.

15 Dealing with the law.

16 Dos and don’ts of preparing for civil litigation.

PART VI FRAUD IN CONTEXT.

17 Fraud awareness.

18 So, now you’re a fraud-finder too?

19 Fraud trends.

20 Conclusions and way forward.

APPENDICES.

A Are you a fraudfinder?

B Red Book 2.

C Fraud risk wheel (the ‘wheel of misfortune’).

D Audit Commission Toolkit.

E Summary of modules in the CIPFA Certificate in Investigative Practice.

F Formulae and table to assist advanced techniques.

G Detecting abuse in credit card transactions by Richard Kusnierz.

H Notes.

Index.