CFE Certified Fraud Examiner Investigation
Exam With Correct Questions And Answers
2024
System wlog w- wcorrect wanswer.System wlogs wrecord wevents wexecuted won wan woperating
wsystem, wincluding wmiscellaneous wevents wand wthose wgenerated wduring wsystem wstartup,
wlike whardware wand wcontroller wfailures. wCommon wtypes wof wsystem wevents winclude
wstarting wup wand wshutting wdown, wconfiguration wupdates, wand wsystem wcrashes
Open wquestions w- wcorrect wanswer.Open wquestions ware wthose wworded win wa wway wthat
wmakes wit wdifficult wfor wthe wrespondent wto wanswer w"yes" wor w"no." wAlso, wthe wanswer wto wan
wopen wquestion wis wnot wdependent won wthe wquestion. wThe wtypical wopen wquestion wcalls wfor
wa wmonologue wresponse, wand wit wcan wbe wanswered win wseveral wdifferent wways.
Why wwould wa wfraud wexaminer wperform wduplicate wtesting won wdata? w- wcorrect wanswer.To
widentify wtransactions wwith wmatching wvalues win wthe wsame wfield: wThis wtechnique wcan
wquickly wreview wthe wfile, wor wseveral wfiles wjoined wtogether, wto whighlight wduplicate wvalues
wof wkey wfields. wIn wmany wsystems, wthe wkey wfields wshould wcontain wonly wunique wvalues w(no
wduplicate wrecords).
An wadmission-seeking winterview wis wspecifically wdesigned wto: w- wcorrect wanswer.Obtain wa
wlegal wadmission wof wwrongdoing; wThe wadmission-seeking winterview wis wdesigned wto
wobtain wa wlegal wadmission wof wwrongdoing. wIt walso wserves wvarious wother wpurposes. wFor
wexample, wit wseeks wto wclear wan winnocent wperson wand wencourage wa wculpable wperson wto
wconfess. wA wculpable windividual wusually wconfesses wduring wthe wadmission-seeking
wphase wof wan winterview, wwhile wan winnocent wperson wdoes wnot wdo wso wunless wthreats wor
wcoercion ware wused. wAlso, wthe winterviewer wwill wseek wto wobtain wa wvalid wconfession. wAnd
wfinally, wadmission-seeking winterviews ware wdesigned wto wconvince wthe wconfessor wto wsign
wa wwritten wstatement wacknowledging wthe wfacts.
Which wof wthe wfollowing wis wLEAST wlikely wto wbe wrevealed wby wanalyzing wa wsubject's
welectronic wpayment wrecords? w- wcorrect wanswer.If wthe wsubject wis wskimming wemployer
wfunds
Electronic wpayments w(or we-payments) wrefer wto wany wtype wof wnoncash wpayment wthat
wdoes wnot winvolve wa wpaper wcheck. wElectronic wpayment wrecords wcan wreveal, wamong
wother wthings: w- wcorrect wanswer.Assets wthe wsubject whas wpurchased
,The wlocations wof wthe wsubject's wassets w(e.g., wthrough wthe wpayment wof wreal westate wtaxes,
wbroker's wfees, wor wutility wpayments)
The wlocations wof wthe wsubject's wresidences wand wbusinesses w(e.g., wthrough wanalyzing
wthe wpayments wof wutility wbills)
Loans wthe wsubject whas wobtained w(e.g., wthrough wanalyzing wloan wpayments)
Payments wmade wto wnonexistent wemployees wwith wdirect wdeposit
The wcities wand wcountries win wwhich wthe wsubject wconducts wbusiness w(e.g., wthrough
wanalyzing wthe wpayments wfor wcarrier wservices wto wdeliver wpackages)
Assets wostensibly wowned wby wfamily wmembers wor wclose wassociates wbut weffectively
wcontrolled, wheld, wor wgifted wby wthe wsubject
Hotel wpayments
The wtrue wowner wof wa wproperty w(e.g., wthrough wanalyzing wthe wmortgage wpayments wand
wpayments wfor whome wowner winsurance)
Textual wanalytics w- wcorrect wanswer.is wa wmethod wof wusing wsoftware wto wextract wusable
winformation wfrom wunstructured wdata.
Which wof wthe wfollowing wis wthe wmost wappropriate wexample wof wan walternative wquestion?
wA. w"Did wyou wdeliberately wplan wthis, wor wdid wit wjust whappen?" wCORRECT
wB. w"Did wyou, wor wdid wyou wnot, wcommit wthis wcrime?" w
wC. w"How welse wmight wthis wsituation wbe wexplained?" wINCORRECT
wD. w"Will wyou wrepay wthe wmoney wnow wor wlater?" w- wcorrect wanswer.A. w"Did wyou
wdeliberately wplan wthis, wor wdid wit wjust whappen?"
The walternative wquestion wforces wthe waccused wto wmake wone wof wtwo wchoices, wboth wof
wwhich wimply wguilt. wOne walternative wprovides wthe waccused wwith wa wmorally wacceptable
wreason wfor wthe wmisdeed; wthe wother wportrays wthe waccused wnegatively. wRegardless wof
wwhich wanswer wthe waccused wchooses, whe wis wacknowledging wguilt.
Which wof wthe wfollowing wis wNOT wa wpurpose wof wthe wfollow-up/recommendations wsection
wof wa wwritten wfraud wexamination wreport? w- wcorrect wanswer.To wcalculate wthe wamount wof
wloss wcaused wby wany wmisconduct widentified wduring wthe winvestigation
Liam, wa wCertified wFraud wExaminer, wis wattempting wto wget wa wfraud wsuspect wto wadmit wguilt.
wLiam wshould: w- wcorrect wanswer.1.)Show wthe wsuspect wincriminating wevidence w
w2.)Give wthe wsuspect wan wexcuse wfor whis wbehavior w
w3.) wDirectly waccuse wthe wsuspect
Which wof wthe wfollowing wbest wdescribes wthe wprimary wpurpose wof wthe wU.S. wRight wto
wFinancial wPrivacy wAct? w- wcorrect wanswer.To wprohibit wfinancial winstitutions wfrom
wdisclosing wfinancial winformation wabout windividual wcustomers wto wgovernmental wagencies
wwithout wconsent wor wa wjudicial worder
In wadmission-seeking winterviews, wan winnocent wperson woften wreacts wdifferently wto wthe
winitial waccusation wthan wa wculpable wperson. wWhich wof wthe wfollowing wreactions wto wthe
, winitial waccusation wis wcommon wto wan winnocent wperson? w- wcorrect wanswer.Strong
wdenials--
innocent wpeople wsometimes wreact wwith wgenuine wshock wat wbeing waccused. wIt wis wnot wat
wall wunusual wfor wan winnocent wperson, wwrongfully waccused, wto wreact wwith wanger. wIn
wcontrast wto wthe wguilty wperson, wthe wtypical winnocent wperson wwill wstrongly wdeny
wcommitting wthe wact wor wacts win wquestion.
Spencer, wa wfraud wexaminer, wplans wto wuse wa wconfidential winformant. wThe winformant
wagrees wto waid wSpencer win wexchange wfor wcash. wSpencer wprepares wa wreceipt wfor wthe
wtransfer wof wcash wto wthe winformant wand wasks wthe winformant wto wsign wit, wbut wthe winformant
wrefuses. wWhat wshould wSpencer wdo? w- wcorrect wanswer.Refuse wto wpay wthe wcash wwithout
wa wreceipt, weven wif wit wmeans wthe winformant wwill wnot waid wSpencer
What wis wmutual wlegal wassistance w(MLA)? w- wcorrect wanswer.. wA wprocess wby wwhich
wcountries wrequest wand wprovide wassistance win wlaw wenforcement wmatters
In wmost wjurisdictions, wcriminal wconviction wrecords ware wgenerally wnot wavailable wto wthe
wgeneral wpublic wunless wa wjudicial worder whas wbeen wissued. w(T/F)? w- wcorrect
wanswer.False; wIn wmost wjurisdictions, wmost wof wthe wpapers wfiled win wcivil wsuits ware
waccessible was wpublic wrecords; whowever, wcriminal wand wjuvenile wactions wmight wnot wbe was
wopen wto wreview. wIn waddition, wcriminal wconviction wrecords ware wgenerally wavailable wto
wthe wpublic.
Which wof wthe wfollowing wsituations wwould wthe wU.S. wPrivacy wAct wof w1974 wregulate? w-
wcorrect wanswer.A wfederal wagency wdistributing wthe wmedical wand wemployment whistory wof
wvarious windividuals. wThe wU.S. wPrivacy wAct wof w1974 westablishes wa wcode wof winformation
wpractices wthat wregulates wthe wcollection, wmaintenance, wconsumption, wand wdistribution wof
wpersonally widentifiable winformation wthat wis wmaintained wby wfederal wagencies. wIt wrestricts
winformation wabout windividuals, wboth wemployees wand wnonemployees, wand wit wapplies wto
wgovernmental wagencies wand wgovernment wcontractors wrunning wa wsystem wof wrecords won
wbehalf wof wthe wgovernment.
Facilitators wof wcommunication w- wcorrect wanswer.Facilitators wof wcommunication ware
wthose wsocial-psychological wforces wthat wmake wconversations, wincluding winterviews,
weasier wto waccomplish. wThese wfacilitators wrequire wa wbasic wunderstanding wof wwhat
wmotivates wpeople. wThe wfacilitators ware: wfulfilling wexpectations, wrecognition, waltruistic
wappeals, wsympathetic wunderstanding, wnew wexperience, wcatharsis, wneed wfor wmeaning,
wand wextrinsic wrewards.
Multi-file wprocessing w- wcorrect wanswer.is wa wdata wanalysis wsoftware wfunction wthat wallows
wusers wto wrelate wseveral wfiles wby wdefining wrelationships win wcollected wdata, wwithout wthe
wuse wof wthe wjoin wcommand.
Which wof wthe wfollowing wis wa wvalid wlegal wdefense wto wallegations wof wentrapment wagainst
wa wfraud wexaminer wwho wis wa wfederal wlaw wenforcement wofficer? w- wcorrect wanswer.The
wfraud wexaminer wacted wwith wadequate wpredication.