ABSTARCT: Fraud is defined as "any action‚ which deprives a carrier of the reveneu to which it is entitled‚ undertaken without the carrier’s knowledge or consent." by IATA (International Air Trasportation Association) and the cost of fraud to the commercial aviation industry is estimated around 1‚5 billion USD every year. This estimation comes from IATA Fraud Prevention Group’s (FPSG) The Annual Fraud Loss Survey among airlines. Airline industry is a labor intensive service sector as much as
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CHAPTER ONE Introduction The Nigerian banking industry is one of the most dynamic and competitive industries in the Country. The banking industry has transformed rapidly in the last ten years‚ shifting from transactional and customer service-oriented to an increasingly aggressive environment in which competition for revenue is top priority. The Nigerian Bank can now fit into the global definition of bank. Consolidation of the Nigerian Banking sector is one of many reforms of the Gen. Obasanjo
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Fraud is a serious crime that should concern all parties of the U.S. health care system and is a costly reality that the government cannot overlook. While not all fraud can be prevented‚ by learning about the many different types of fraud‚ patients can be educated on how to protect themselves from fraud. If we use government programs to inform the public that they can be targeted‚ the dollar amount for these cases for fraud can be reduced. An informed public and a properly funded FBI will go a
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FRAUD In criminal law‚ fraud is the crime of deliberately deceiving another person or company in order to damage them‚ usually for personal gain. Defrauding people of money is the money is the most common type of fraud. Some types of fraud include false accounting‚ check fraud‚ and Internet fraud. Accounting fraud or scandals are business scandals that come from the tampered reports‚ usually by long time employees or trusted executives in either a large corporation or small business. In order
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Accounting Fraud: A White Collar Crime Accounting Fraud: A White Collar Crime The CEO and CFO of a Swiss security systems company named Tyco‚ stole 150 million dollars from their company before being caught in 2002. At the height of the scandal‚ the CEO threw a 2 million dollar birthday party for his wife on a private island with guest performer Jimmy Buffet. After being caught‚ the CEO and CFO were sentenced to 8-25 years in prison and Tyco had to repay its investors 2.92 billion dollars (The
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without the use of physical cash. Payments will range from a list of options such as cheques‚ wire transfers‚ debit and credit cards‚ online transactions‚ and mobile banking. The advantages of a cashless society are enormous; from regulating‚ controlling‚ and securing the financial system of any economy. The Central Bank of Nigeria‚ led by its Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi‚ has put forward a policy requiring that all cash withdrawals and deposits be set at a daily limit of a maximum of N150‚ 000
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CHAPTER - 1 INSURANCE 1.1 Introduction In law and economics‚ insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent‚ uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss‚ from one entity to another‚ in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the insurance; an insured‚ or policyholder‚ is the person or entity buying the insurance policy. The insurance rate is a factor used to determine the amount to be charged
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Tax Fraud Fraud Examination Wed. 7-10pm Millions of people all over the world pay taxes each year. These taxes could include amounts collected by the government or similar organization on behalf of the federal government‚ state government‚ local governments and even other taxing authorities. In 2009 alone‚ the Internal Revenue Service received $1.9 trillion dollars in revenue‚ and completed over 236 million returns. “The tax system in the United States depends on voluntary compliance‚ which
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Medicare Fraud | Ms. Iris Hobson- Introduction to Logic | Atinuke Adumatioge | Medicare Fraud Healthcare today is one of the most lucrative businesses in America and many people are trying to take advantage of that. One of the reasons in the transition of street crimes is how much safer it is compared to the drug business. If we take a look at South Florida‚ we can see hundreds of people living the “high life”. The truth is rarely anybody sells drugs and more than half of those people
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How the Fraudsters Fool the Auditors History of financial statement frauds acquisition accounting related party transactions non existent bank accounts - relationship with auditors overstated bank balance off balance sheet accounting misleading disclosures Changes occurring from Sarbanes Oxley Higher standards for corporate governance and accountability Creating an independent regulatory framework for the accounting profession Enhancing the quality and transparency of financial reports Developing
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