Global incidences of fraudulent practices have led to the collapse of major businesses, public institution and governments. Fighting corruption requires the investigation, detection and prevention of frauds. Advancement in fraud detection process includes the use of forensic accounting and...

Financial statements are a primary source and an emphatic conveyance of financial results and positions but become worthless if originating from unreliable or inaccurate information. Central to this enigma of quantitative value or valuelessness is the company's auditor who is encumbered with the...

Red flags are symptoms or warning signals for fraud possibility. It relates to specific financial statement fraud schemes, and raise the awareness of fraud possibility but do not prove fraud existence. The red flags were classified based on the fraud triangle model to red flags related to...

We surveyed 194 experienced, nonprofessional investors to examine the relations between their perceptions of the frequency of financial reporting fraud, their use of financial statement information, the importance they place on conducting their own fraud risk assessments, and their use of fraud...

From Enron, WorldCom and Satyam, it appears that corporate accounting fraud is a major problem that is increasing both in its frequency and severity. Research evidence has shown that growing number of frauds have undermined the integrity of financial reports, contributed to substantial economic...

Fraud is a major cause of poverty in various parts of the world. Economic resources are being swindled by powerful politicians, bureaucrats and industrialists in one form or the other, leaving the economies of countries poorer. The corporate sector is not far behind. World over, accounting fraud...

India's image on tackling corruption has not improved with Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) placing it at 94th rank out of 176 nations this year. In recent times, there have been an increasing number of frauds and white collar crimes in all the sectors of the world...

This paper discusses task performance fraud risk assessment and forensic accountant and auditor knowledge and mindset in the Nigerian public sector. The aim of the study is to examine the fraud risk assessment in the Nigerian public sector through the efficient utilisation of forensic accountant...