Fraud Hotlines

An effective hotline is clearly an important means of detecting fraud. More importantly, it is an effective means of shortening the duration of a fraud. According to the ACFE’s 2010 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, more than 40% of frauds are detected via tip-nearly three times more than by any other detection method-and two-thirds of those tips were made through fraud hotlines. In addition, a well publicized and widely supported hotline can also have a preventative effect; thus, by giving all employees a clear and secure way to report any suspected wrongdoing, an effective reporting mechanism can increase the fraudster’s perception that he or she will be caught and might deter him or her from commencing the scheme.

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