Angel Gracia
Practical Problem
Excursion Airlines
Practical Problem 3
1) Describe the red flags, if any, that you find in the maintenance information.
There are several red flags in the invoices. There are several invoice numbers that are repeated and have an A at the end of the repeated invoice.
2) Based on your results, what types of fraud schemes may be indicated?
This shows that invoices were made twice for large amounts possibly by fraudsters that have approved the transactions. It’s very clear that the invoices were recorded this way.
3) Does this information indicate a potential suspect?
This was done by both Orr and Nately within 2 vendor’s accounts Midware Aircraft Supply and MFI Avionics.
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2) Compare the articles with the contract services account information. Do you notice anything that might lend credence to your theory that Syntech could be a shell company?
If the company has an address why isn’t the money sent the companies prime location rather than a P.O. Box. Also Syntech was incorporated only a month before they received $19,000 for 76 hours of work from Excursion Airlines.
Practical Problem 7
1) Do you see any red flags in Snowden’s personnel file? What if you compare it to Syntech System’s articles of Incorporation?
Well one red flag is that his performance appraisal has decline in every form especially his management skills. But when you look at the Syntech System’s articles of incorporation many red flags appear. One being that the addresses of Brian and Syntech Systems are identical. Also the name of the board of directors and his wife is Debra. So she must have used her maiden name to create a shell company to get money from Excursion Airlines.
Practical Problem 8
1) What is your next step?
The next step is to look at all the canceled checks and see if anyone else is involved in the fraud. Also see if any checks were signed over to a different account.
Practical Problem 9
1) Do you notice anything unusual about these canceled checks? What does this indicate?
These checks were mailed to a P.O. Box rather
Werle used Digital Analysis technique to uncover this fraud. She conducted computerized analytical review. She also conducted in depth research to investigate irregular activities and contracts that could have been entered in to by
P4) Review factors that have contributed to one declining destination (Cyprus) and one developing (Greece) in the European travel market.
First, we conducted risk-based approach with data analysis techniques-unusual invoice and unusual comments, to identify the unusual items that are in the accounts receivable detailed listing, and tested whether there are invoices outside the expected range of invoice number and “special” comments associated with accounts receivable items. As a result, there were no invoice number out of range, and Invoice 1000919, 1000845, 1001097 are “special” comments associated with accounts receivable.
Commands: I did a count command on the Shipping document number column, and the sales invoice number column, and both columns contained 383 records. I also visually skimmed the columns to make sure there were no blank cells. I then performed a duplicates command on both columns to make sure there were no duplicates, and each sales invoice had a unique shipping document number.
5. No because the amount of the invoice fluctuates for the same product in this type of scheme and therefore it would be difficult to figure out how much the invoice should have been made out for.
Sales invoices are prepared in batches on a daily basis using numbered sales invoices. Sales invoice numbers are automatically generated by the company’s computer system. The accounts receivable clerk does not have appropriate computer rights to override the computer-generated invoice number. Upon preparing sales invoices, the accounts receivable clerk verifies that the first invoice number of the batch is consistent with the last invoice number of the previous batch. Inconsistencies or skipped sales invoice numbers are investigated and resolved before new sales invoices are prepared. The items shipped are compared to the items billed for proper quantity, price, and other sales order terms.
H) Regarding your email message from September 28 regarding the slow payment of your invoice, it’s important for you to realize that we’ve just undergone a massive upgrade of our accounts payable system and payments
* Photocopies of fronts of two checks payable to Lisa (for $61.00 and 478.29) but the canceled checks were not able to be located or find evidence that it cleared IBC’s bank account. (508)
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To verify that a new vendor is not a shell company, businesses should check the vendor’s address with their employee’s addresses as well as ensure the vendor does not have a post office box as the address. Businesses should note red flags of this form of vendor fraud which can include an unusual change in the lifestyle of employees, unauthorized vendors added to a vendor list, and a lack of an online presence of the vendor. Amounts issued just under the review limit should also been seen as red flags. Wells (2001) argues “if the proper checks and balances exist, it is more difficult-though still not impossible-to defraud an organization.
Bounced checks received by the companies could mean that funds are being taken out from the business’ bank account without authority.
In recent weeks you may have received a slightly greater than usual number of e-mails purporting to be invoices or collection notices from a wide variety of sources. Despite our utilization of state-of-the-art e-mail filtering mechanisms, it is inevitable that a certain number of these messages will still get through. Ill-willed entities (with various motivations) are continuously attempting to obviate whatever protective mechanisms are placed in their way.