FRAUD WATCH A Guide for Business

Softcover. Fraud respects no boundaries. It can happen in any organisation, at any level and at any cost. Examining each part of the business process, the authors look at how a growing number of UK businesses may be susceptible to fraud, what kinds of fraud commonly occur and what measures can be taken to manage the risk on a day-to-day basis. Using diagrams and tables, and citing actual examples of fraud, the authors help to identify the early warning signs and offer practical advice on how to fight the fraudster. A digest of cases, covering a range of industry sectors, expands the examples of fraud, demonstrating their key characteristics and the variations in which they may occur. Contents include : indicators of fraud; knowing your enemy; fraud in manufacturing and services; fighting fraud. Separate chapters are devoted to the complex financial sector, where a large number of specialised frauds happen, and to the specific risks associated with the use of computers. With Appendices and Index. 267pp. trade size softcover. Review copy with loosely inserted slip. With previous owner's neat name insc. to ffep o/w Vg. with minimal creasing to covers.