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ACFE CFE-Financial-Transactions-and-Fraud-Schemes Certified Fraud Examiner - Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes Exam Exam Practice Test

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Certified Fraud Examiner - Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes Exam Questions and Answers

Question 1

Persuasive evidence of an arrangement does not exist when:

Options:

A.

Revenue and corresponding expenses doesn’t match each other.

B.

No written or verbal agreement exists.

C.

Timings not meet properly

D.

Capitalized expenses and Liabilities will not be up to satisfied level

Question 2

In which phase of competitive bidding process, fraudsters attempt to influence the selection of a contractor by restricting the pool of competitors from whom bids are sought?

Options:

A.

Need recognition

B.

Solicitation

C.

False specification

D.

Submission

Question 3

Most of the shell company schemes involve the purchase of goods rather than services.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 4

The most common method for billing scheme is:

Options:

A.

Register

B.

Tips

C.

Accident

D.

None of the above

Question 5

Collusion or bid-rigging between bidders is called

Options:

A.

Bribery receipt

B.

Bid solicitation

C.

To withdraw low bids

D.

Contract acceptance

Question 6

A process by which several bidders conspire to split contracts up and ensure that each gets a certain amount of work is called:

Options:

A.

Bid opening

B.

Fictitious Bidding

C.

Bid pooling

D.

Bid log

Question 7

Perceived certainty of detection is directly related to employee theft for respondents in all industry sectors, that is the stronger the perception that theft would be detected, the more the likelihood that the employee would engage in deviant behavior.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 8

The person or persons who have access to __________ are often the targets of unethical vendors seeking an advantage in the process.

Options:

A.

Bid-splitting

B.

Sealed bids

C.

General purchasing

D.

Tailor specifications

Question 9

Verify supporting documentation on outstanding checks written for a material amount is a test used to conduct for:

Options:

A.

Check disbursement

B.

Bank confirmation

C.

Bank confirmation

D.

Cut-off statements

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT the example of bribery prevention policies?

Options:

A.

Reporting gifts

B.

Discounts

C.

Business meetings

D.

Resource diversions

Question 11

_____________ involves purposeful misreporting of financial information about the organization that is intended to mislead those who read it.

Options:

A.

Fraudulent statement

B.

Corruption

C.

Asset misappropriations

D.

None of above

Question 12

According to accounting principles, ________ and ________ should be recorded or atched in the same accounting period; failing to do so violates the matching principle of AAP.

Options:

A.

Revenue and corresponding expenses

B.

Revenue and Income statement

C.

Income statement and Long-term contracts

D.

Capitalized expenses and Liabilities

Question 13

Employees with the authority to grant discounts in order to skim revenues may use which authority?

Options:

A.

False discounts

B.

Recording a discount on sale procedure

C.

Internal discount sales audits

D.

None of the above

Question 14

Which counts sometimes can give rise to inventory theft detection?

Options:

A.

Perpetual inventory counts

B.

Physical inventory counts

C.

Concealment inventory counts

D.

None of the above

Question 15

The behavior profile of employees who are involved in bribery schemes may include:

Options:

A.

Gambling habit

B.

Extravagant lifestyle

C.

Drug and/or alcohol addiction

D.

All of the above

Question 16

Employees steal an incoming payment and then place the incoming funds in an interest bearing account for:

Options:

A.

Converting stolen checks

B.

Concealing the fraud

C.

Short-term skimming

D.

All of the above

Question 17

Depreciation is especially applicable when companies try to overvalue their assets and net worth; the lower their depreciation expense, the higher the company’s profits.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 18

One reason employees might be hesitant to use PO boxes in shell company schemes is that some businesses are specially vary of sending checks to vendors that have street addresses only.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 19

In ___________ scheme, an employee creates false vouchers or submits false invoices to the employer.

Options:

A.

Sale requisition

B.

Purchase requisition

C.

Voucher handling

D.

Cash generating

Question 20

Bank cut-off statements should be requested for 10-15 days after the closing date of the balance sheet.

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 21

__________ means that traditional bribery statutes proscribe only payments made to influence the decisions of government agents or employees.

Options:

Question 22

The amount of cash on hand in a register may be compared to the amount showing in the register tape in order to detect _______.

Options:

A.

Employee theft

B.

Recorded sales

C.

Internal audits

D.

Occupational frauds

Question 23

______________ is required not only for theft, but for procedures to detect errors, avoid waste and insure a proper amount of inventory is maintained.

Options:

Question 24

Which of the following is true for Red flags associated with fictitious revenues?

Options:

A.

Slow growth or usual profitability, when not compared to other companies in the same industry.

B.

Usual growth in the number of days purchase in receivables

C.

A significant volume of sales to entries whose substance and ownership is not known.

D.

A usual surge in purchase by a majority of units within a company, or of purchase recorded by corporate headquarters.

Question 25

The price of an asset on which the asset is selling at on the open market in a transaction between a willing buyer and a wiling seller is called:

Options:

A.

Absolute value

B.

Fair value

C.

Cost value

D.

material value

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT the reason to bribe employees of the purchaser?

Options:

A.

To ensure receipt of a late bid

B.

To extend the bid opening date

C.

To ensure bid-splitting

D.

To falsify the bid log

Question 27

One of the simplest ways to justify unacceptable conduct and avoid guilt feelings is to invent a good reason for ________.

Options:

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