Profile of a Fraudster Survey 2007

• International KPMG study shows over half of company fraudsters commit twenty or more frauds
• Two thirds of fraudsters carry on for between one and five years before they are caught
• Weak internal controls help them get away with it
• ‘Whistleblowing’ is the most common way of frauds being detected

The typical company fraudster is a trusted male executive who gets away with over 20 fraudulent acts over a period of up to five years or more, according to a major new international study by KPMG Forensic.

KPMG’s study takes a look at 360 actual company fraud cases which the forensic departments of KPMG firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa have investigated over recent years.

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