
114 FIGHTING FRAUD
fi ctitious entries to conceal the theft of cash. If the fi nancial statements are
not audited or reviewed, this scheme is relatively easy to employ. However,
for larger businesses with limited access to journal entries, this conceal-
ment method may be more diffi cult to use. Generally, fraud schemes that
involve journal entries to cash are more likely in fi nancial institutions
where there are numerous, daily entries to the cash account.
Kiting
Kiting is the process whereby cash is recorded in more than one bank
account, but in reality, the cash is either nonexistent or is in transit. Kiting
schemes can be perpetrated using one ...