Internet Fraud Casebook: The World Wide Web of Deceit - Hardcover

Wells, Joseph T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470643633 ISBN 13: 9780470643631

Verlag: Wiley, 2010

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Real case studies on Internet fraud written by real fraud examiners

Internet Fraud Casebook: The World Wide Web of Deceit is a one-of-a-kind collection of actual cases written by the fraud examiners who investigated them. These stories were hand-selected from hundreds of submissions and together form a comprehensive, enlightening and entertaining picture of the many types of Internet fraud in varied industries throughout the world.

• Each case outlines how the fraud was engineered, how it was investigated, and how perpetrators were brought to justice
• Topics included are phishing, on-line auction fraud, security breaches, counterfeiting, and others
• Other titles by Wells: Fraud Casebook, Principles of Fraud Examination, and Computer Fraud Casebook

This book reveals the dangers of Internet fraud and the measures that can be taken to prevent it from happening in the first place.

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Dr. JOSEPH T. WELLS, CFE, CPA, is the founder and Chairman of the Board of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world's largest anti-fraud organization. Mr. Wells writes, researches, and lectures to business and professional groups on fraud-related issues. He has authored seventeen books and scores of articles. His writing has won numerous awards, including the top articles of the year for Internal Auditor magazine and the Journal of Accountancy. The American Accounting Association previously named him Accounting Education Innovator of the Year for his pioneering work in fraud examination education.

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INTERNET FRAUD CASEBOOK

THE WORLD WIDE WEB OF DECEIT

Web scams targeting the unemployed. Computer fraud. Online auction fraud. Market manipulation schemes. While the Internet offers a global marketplace for consumers and businesses, it also presents endless potential for crooks and scammers. The same scams found through the mail and phone have crept their way onto the Internet and into e-mail, with new variations of cyber scams emerging all the time.

Internet Fraud Casebook: The World Wide Web of Deceit presents the collected insights of some of the most experienced fraud examiners around the world. Handpicked and edited by Joseph Wells, the founder and Chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) the world's leading anti-fraud organization this collection of revealing case studies sheds new light into the dark corners of online fraud.

Some of the forty-one cases in Internet Fraud Casebook include:

• "From Russia with Love?," Ernesto F. Rojas
• "Dangerous Diet," Nancy E. Jones
• "A Business within a Business," Alan Greggo
• "The eBay-Fraud Brothers," Jerry Buchleitner
• "The G.I. Hacker," Bruce L. Owdley
• "The Business of Making Money," Bill Maloney
• "Wire Transfers from Nowhere," Kenneth C. Citarella and Laura A. Forbes

Each case in this indispensable casebook explores various kinds of Internet fraud as well as their assorted sub-schemes: phishing, online auction fraud, security breaches, counterfeiting, and others. In addition, each case offers an informative and entertaining look into the complex social factors behind fraudulent behavior on the Web. The observations of each fraud examiner, drawn from years of practical experience, provide readers with invaluable perspectives, many of which have never before been conveyed publicly.

Forming a comprehensive picture of the many types of Internet fraud and how they are analyzed across industries and throughout the world, Internet Fraud Casebook equips you with authoritative, proven investigative and preventive guidance.

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INTERNET FRAUD CASEBOOK
THE WORLD WIDEWEB OF DECEIT

Web scams targeting the unemployed. Computer fraud. Online auction fraud. Market manipulation schemes. While the Internet offers a global marketplace for consumers and businesses, it also presents endless potential for crooks and scammers. The same scams found through the mail and phone have crept their way onto the Internet and into e-mail, with new variations of cyber scams emerging all the time.

Internet Fraud Casebook: The World Wide Web of Deceit presents the collected insights of some of the most experienced fraud examiners around the world. Handpicked and edited by Joseph Wells, the founder and Chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) the world's leading anti-fraud organization this collection of revealing case studies sheds new light into the dark corners of online fraud.

Some of the forty-one cases in Internet Fraud Casebook include:

• "From Russia with Love?," Ernesto F. Rojas
• "Dangerous Diet," Nancy E. Jones
• "A Business within a Business," Alan Greggo
• "The eBay-Fraud Brothers," Jerry Buchleitner
• "The G.I. Hacker," Bruce L. Owdley
• "The Business of Making Money," Bill Maloney
• "Wire Transfers from Nowhere," Kenneth C. Citarella and Laura A. Forbes

Each case in this indispensable casebook explores various kinds of Internet fraud as well as their assorted sub-schemes: phishing, online auction fraud, security breaches, counterfeiting, and others. In addition, each case offers an informative and entertaining look into the complex social factors behind fraudulent behavior on the Web. The observations of each fraud examiner, drawn from years of practical experience, provide readers with invaluable perspectives, many of which have never before been conveyed publicly.

Forming a comprehensive picture of the many types of Internet fraud and how they are analyzed across industries and throughout the world, Internet Fraud Casebook equips you with authoritative, proven investigative and preventive guidance.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wiley
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0470643633
• ISBN 13: 9780470643631
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 408
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