ACFE CFE Investigation Certified Fraud Examiner – Investigation Exam Online Training
ACFE CFE Investigation Online Training
The questions for CFE Investigation were last updated at Nov 23,2024.
- Exam Code: CFE Investigation
- Exam Name: Certified Fraud Examiner - Investigation Exam
- Certification Provider: ACFE
- Latest update: Nov 23,2024
Which of the following is a measure that can help avoid alerting suspected perpetrators who are under investigation?
- A . Terminate the suspected employee.
- B . Notify everyone in the affected department
- C . Delay taking any action.
- D . Inform only those who need to know.
Management at Oak Company has asked Arthur, an internal auditor, to implement a data analysis program to search for warning signs of potential fraud within the company .
Which of the following steps should Arthur conduct first to MOST effectively use data analysis techniques for such an initiative?
- A . Analyze the data.
- B . Cleanse and normalize the data
- C . Build a profile of potential frauds.
- D . Obtain the data.
Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement about how fraud examiners shook! approach fraud examinations?
- A . Fraud examinations should begin with general information that is known, starting at the periphery, and then move to the more specific details.
- B . When conducting fraud examinations, fraud examiners should adhere to the means-and-ends approach
- C . When conducting fraud examinations, fraud examiners should operate under the assumption that the subjects are guilty
- D . In most examinations, fraud examiners should interview those who are more involved in the matters at issue before interviewing those who are less involved.
Due to risks of illicit transactions, most jurisdictions require financial institutions to obtain information about which of the following from an institution with which they have a foreign correspondent relationship?
- A . The institution’s branch addresses
- B . The institution’s licenses or certifications
- C . The institution’s tax statements
- D . The institution’s client loan profiles
Butler, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), needs to obtain a copy of a statement that the chief executive officer (CEO) of Accord Investments, a venture capital firm, posted on the firm’s website sometime last year. Unfortunately, the quote has been removed from the website .
Which of the following resources would be the BEST choice for Butler to consult to find an earlier version of the web page that he needs?
- A . The invisible archives
- B . The free web
- C . The internet archives
- D . The deep web
Which of the following statements is MOST ACCURATE regarding how a fraud examiner should prepare for an interview with a subject from a different jurisdiction?
- A . Failing to observe cultural norms is not a concern if the interviewer is from a different country than the interviewee.
- B . Consulting with legal counsel is only necessary when an investigation spans multiple
- C . A fraud examiner should find out whether the interviewee can insist upon the presence of a legal representative
- D . A fraud examiner does not need to research cultural considerations such as appropriate greetings and eye contact.
Gilbert is preparing to conduct a covert investigation. Before acting, he wants to wnte a memorandum documenting his plan .
Which of the following pieces of information should he include in this memorandum?
- A . The information expected to be gained from the operation
- B . The identities of any confidential sources to be used in the operation
- C . His first impression regarding the subject’s culpability
- D . All of the above
Which of the following would be MOST USEFUL m determining who created a specrfic document file?
- A . Operating system partition
- B . Internet activity data
- C . The system log
- D . The document’s metadata
Which of the following statements about the process of obtaining a verbal confession is TRUE?
- A . The only acceptable approaches to obtaining a verbal confession are chronologically or by transaction
- B . The transition from the accusation to the confession should occur when the accused supplies the first detailed information about the offense.
- C . If the subject lies about an aspect of the offense in the process of confessing, it is best to correct the records immediately before proceeding
- D . Fraudsters tend to overestimate the amount of funds involved in the offense to relieve themselves of the guilt of their dishonest actions.
Assuming that a jurisdiction has prohibited pretexting against financial institutions, which of the following actions would constitute illegal pretexting?
- A . Intentionally making false statements on loan applications
- B . Stealing a person’s mail lo obtain the person’s bank account number
- C . Impersonating an account holder to access their bank records
- D . Setting up a bank account in an assumed name