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Questions # 31:

Which of the following statements concerning access to nonpublic records is FALSE?

Options:

A.

When civil litigation has commenced, a party often may obtain a subpoena or legal order for an individual's relevant bank records.

B.

A fraud examiner can request a business's bank records even if the business is not legally obligated to comply.

C.

An audit clause can be designed to allow a party to inspect the books of a business partner or vendor.

D.

During the government's criminal investigation, a fraud examiner not employed by the government has a right to access relevant documents that the government has obtained.

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Questions # 32:

Tony, a fraud examiner, believes that vendors might be submitting multiple invoices for the same sales with the hope that they will be paid more than once. He wants to ensure that no two invoices in the system have the same number. Which of the Mowing data analysis functions would be most useful for this test?

Options:

A.

Duplicate search

B.

Benford's Law analysis

C.

Correlation analysis

D.

Linear regression

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Questions # 33:

Which of the following is a common characteristic that asset hiders look for in the financial vehicles they use to conceal their assets?

Options:

A.

Accessibility

B.

Transparency

C.

Exclusivity

D.

Traceability

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Questions # 34:

Arnold, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) for Integra Wealth, learns that Elizabeth, an accounts payable clerk, recently purchased an expensive ski boat Arnold also knows that Elizabeth recently purchased a vacation home on a nearby lake Arnold has sufficient predication to:

Options:

A.

Notify management of the possibility that Elizabeth has committed fraudulent acts

B.

Search Elizabeth's mobile phone for evidence of misconduct.

C.

Accuse Elizabeth directly of having committed fraud

D.

Conduct discreet inquiries into Elizabeth's responsibilities as an accounts payable clerk

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Questions # 35:

If the following statements were included in a fraud examination report of a qualified expert, which of them would be IMPROPER?

Options:

A.

"When asked a second time about the amount of funds missing, the suspect contradicted their previous testimony."

B.

"The evidence shows that between S1 million and S1.5 million in assets were transferred to an offshore account."

C.

"The organization must address the inadequate separation of accounting duties to prevent such an event from happening again."

D.

"In light of all the evidence, the suspect is most likely guilty of fraud against the organization."

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Questions # 36:

During an interview, Alex asked a fraud suspect if he could retrieve the suspect's account records from her bank. The suspect said, "yes." but she did not provide consent in writing Although the suspect orally consented, the suspect's bank is NOT required to allow Alex to access the suspect's account records at this point.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

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Questions # 37:

A fraud examiner contacts a witness regarding an interview. If the respondent says. ‘I’m too busy." how should the fraud examiner react?

Options:

A.

Explain that the respondent will be subject to discipline if they do not participate

B.

Stress that the interview will be short.

C.

Caution the witness that avoidance of the interview will be considered suspicious.

D.

Inquire about a more convenient time

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Questions # 38:

Which of the following sets of numbers could a fraud examiner MOST LIKELY benefit from running a Benford’s Law analysis on?

Options:

A.

Telephone numbers

B.

Vendor invoice amounts

C.

Employee identification numbers

D.

Bank account numbers

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Questions # 39:

Martin is a fraud examiner. He contacts Dianne for the purpose of conducting a routine, information-gathering interview. Dianne says that she wants her coworker. Sheila, whom Martin also plans to interview, to be present during the interview. Martin should:

Options:

A.

Interview Dianne and Sheila separately

B.

Allow Sheila to be present but only if she does not speak

C.

Interview Dianne and Sheila together by himself

D.

Interview Dianne and Sheila together, but bring in a second interviewer

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Questions # 40:

Orlando is conducting a fraud examination regarding Fast Freight, a large publicly traded corporation, and wants to find the current officers and directors of the company. Which of the following would be the best source of information for this purpose?

Options:

A.

Commercial filings

B.

Real property records

C.

The company's corporate bylaws

D.

Regulatory securities records

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