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Questions # 21:

Shane, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). is investigating Larsen. who is active on various social networking sites. Shane wants to search and extract information from Larson's social media postings so that it can be used in court as evidence Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement regarding what Shane should do when conducting a social media investigation of Larsen?

Options:

A.

Shane should conduct a forensic shutdown of his computer to preserve the metadata in the social networking sites.

B.

Shane should preserve the information from the social networking sites so that it can be established as authentic if used in court.

C.

Shane should email himself the links of the postings so that he can retrieve them later.

D.

Shane should preserve the information by saving the links of the postings in his 'bookmarks"

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Questions # 22:

Which of the following is one of the purposes of closing questions in a routine interview?

Options:

A.

To close the interview positively and maintain goodwill

B.

To assess whether the subject is ready to confess

C.

To confirm the credibility of the witness being interviewed

D.

To reduce testimony to a signed, written statement

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Questions # 23:

Rachel, a fraud suspect, has decided to confess to Linda, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). In obtaining a verbal confession from Rachel. Linda should obtain all of the following items of information EXCEPT:

Options:

A.

The approximate beginning and end dates of the fraud

B.

A statement from Rachel that her conduct was an accident

C.

A general estimate of the amount of money involved

D.

Rachel's motive for the offense

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Questions # 24:

Which of the following is a reason why a subject's credit card records and statements can be useful in tracing investigations?

Options:

A.

Credit card records can provide leads to help identify a subjects hidden assets

B.

Credit card records can show signs that the subject has skimmed funds.

C.

Credit card statements show the source of the funds used to pay a credit card bill.

D.

Credit card statements provide insight into the subject's litigation history

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Questions # 25:

Which of the following is NOT true about observing the reactions of interview subjects?

Options:

A.

The interpretation of an interview subject's reactions requires specific skills on the part of the interviewer.

B.

The observation of a subjects body language is often just as important as the observation of the words used by the subject.

C.

Emotive words should be used early in the interview to observe the respondents emotional reaction.

D.

To effectively observe reactions, an interviewer should move from less sensitive to more sensitive questions as the interview progresses.

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Questions # 26:

If your suspect is spending suspected illicit funds on consumables (e.g.. travel and entertainment) and you need to prove their illicit income circumstantially, which of the following methods of tracing assets would yield the BEST result?

Options:

A.

expenditures method

B.

The consumables method

C.

The income method

D.

The asset method

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Questions # 27:

Which of the following situations would probably NOT require access to nonpublic records to develop evidence?

Options:

A.

Obtaining personal health care records

B.

Accessing banking records to trace assets

C.

Reviewing a company's business filings

D.

Analyzing an individual's personal mobile phone records

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Questions # 28:

Allison, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). is investigating a potential procurement fraud scheme. While interviewing a subject, she asks. "Why did you choose to do business with that vendor?" This can BEST be described as a(n):

Options:

A.

Open question

B.

Complex question

C.

Leading question

D.

Closed question

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Questions # 29:

Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement regarding the analysis phase in digital forensic investigations?

Options:

A.

When analyzing data for evidence, fraud examiners should look for exculpatory evidence But not inculpatory evidence

B.

During the analysis phase, it is best to use just one forensic tool for identifying, extracting, and collecting digital evidence

C.

The primary concern when analyzing digital evidence is to maintain the integrity of the data at all times

D.

The analysis phase of digital forensic investigations should not commence unless it is venfied that the suspect devices do not contain relevant data

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Questions # 30:

Which of the following is NOT one of the main limitations of conducting a search for public records using online databases?

Options:

A.

Online records companies are difficult to find.

B.

Fraud examiners must validate the accuracy of the records obtained online

C.

The online record might only be a brief abstract of the original.

D.

Fraud examiners often must search for public records in multiple jurisdictions.

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