FRAUD INVESTIGATION AND FORENSIC ACCOUNTING

Fraud can be devastating to a business, especially in today’s turbulent economy. The prevalence of financial crime in society is a result of financial pressures that bear down on individuals; their need for money and rationalization to commit fraud grows. Detecting fraud, even for a seasoned professional, is not always easy, and preventing it can be twice as challenging. Students will gain a basic introduction to fraud, and will be introduced to a variety of fraud theories and fraud schemes, such as: credit card and identity theft, money laundering, financial statement fraud, and so on. They will also learn how to use computer-based analytical tools to detect fraud and prevent fraud from occurring.