CHAPTER 9Eastern Europe and Western/Central Asia
REGIONAL FRAUD TRENDS
The 2018 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse issued by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) includes 86 cases from Eastern Europe and Western/Central Asia that were investigated between January 2016 and October 2017. These cases caused a median loss of US $150,000 per case.
As noted in Exhibit 9.1, corruption is the most common form of occupational fraud committed in Eastern Europe and Western/Central Asia; 60% of the cases analyzed involved some form of corruption, which is twice as frequent as any other type of fraud scheme. Theft of noncash assets is the second most common category of occupational fraud, occurring in 30% of the cases in the region. In addition, fraud schemes in Eastern Europe and Western/Central Asia are twice as likely to be detected by a tip as by any other means (see Exhibit 9.2).
Exhibit 9.1 Scheme Types – Eastern Europe and Western/Central Asia
Exhibit 9.2 Initial Detection Method – Eastern Europe and Western/Central Asia
The 2018 Report to the Nations also examines the anti-fraud controls that were present at victim organizations at the ...
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