Free Certified Fraud Examiner – Investigation Exam CFE-Investigation Exam Practice Test

Which of the following types of data is BEST suited for a BenfordTs Law analysis?

• Employee identification numbers
• Telephone numbers
• A listing of payment amounts
• Vendor addresses

Which of the following is NOT a best practice for obtaining a signed statement?

• Add subsequent facts to the statement as an addendum.
• Have the suspect write out the entire statement in their own handwriting
• Prepare separate statements for unrelated offenses
• Have two individuals witness the signing of the document when possible.

Leslie, a fraud examiner for ACME Corporation, suspects that a salesperson for another company has defrauded ACME. Leslie wants to obtain a copy of the suspect individual's credit report and personal data from a third-party information broker If Leslie works in a jurisdiction that regulates the distribution of personal credit information, she generally can obtain the information if she has the consent of the individual.

• True
• False

Which of the following terms refers to a process of resolving allegations of fraud from inception to disposition?

• Forensic methodology
• Fraud theory
• Fraud assessment
• Fraud examination

Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement about how fraud examiners shook! approach fraud examinations?

• Fraud examinations should begin with general information that is known, starting at the periphery, and then move to the more specific details.
• When conducting fraud examinations, fraud examiners should adhere to the means-and-ends approach
• When conducting fraud examinations, fraud examiners should operate under the assumption that the subjects are guilty
• In most examinations, fraud examiners should interview those who are more involved in the matters at issue before interviewing those who are less involved.

If an important witness becomes hostile and argumentative during an interview, the interviewer should generally.

• Avoid reacting to the witness.
• Refute the witness's arguments
• Try to reason with the witness
• Terminate the interview.

Jason is an investigator who is conducting an interview with Dina. a fraud suspect. After introducing himself. Jason attempts to be amiable by asking about Dina's favorite sports team and complimenting her eyeglass frames. Jason is attempting to:

• Establish the interview theme.
• Establish rapport.
• Calibrate the witness.
• Exhibit passive listening

Which of the following is a recommended strategy when conducting admission-seeking interviews?

• Increase sympathy while downplaying implications of wrongdoing.
• Ensure that accusations are made in the presence of a third party to avoid potential liability
• Emphasize a lack of morality in the subject's actions to induce them into confessing.
• Use time constraints as a means to pressure the subject into making a confession.

Which of the following is NOT a step a fraud examiner must take before seizing evidence in a digital forensic investigation?

• Obtain and become familiar with any legal orders that apply to the investigation
• Assemble an investigation team comprised only of outside digital forensic experts
• Ensure that only trained professionals employ any software used in a forensic capacity
• Determine whether there are privacy issues related to the item(s) to be searched.

Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement about the privacy of information shared through social media?

• To access any user-posted information on social media sites, fraud examiners must obtain some type of legal order from the jurisdiction in which the user resides.
• A fraud examiner cannot be held liable for violating a user's privacy rights if they hack or break into areas of a social networking site designated as private because all social media information is public.
• The Privacy of Social Networks Treaty is a binding international treaty that makes it illegal for law enforcement to seek social media log-in credentials from users.
• Hacking or breaking into information on social media sites that is restricted as private could result in liability for fraud examiners due to violation of users' privacy rights.