Questions from Fraud Examination

Q: When searching public records, what are the four different types of

When searching public records, what are the four different types of information sources available to investigators?

Q: What is the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act? How does

What is the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act? How does it apply to investigators?

Q: What is "trashing"? In what ways can it (and

What is "trashing"? In what ways can it (and the electronic form of it) help an investigation?

Q: What is ODBC? How does it compare with text file import

What is ODBC? How does it compare with text file import?

Q: What are the benefits and drawbacks of the Soundex and n-

What are the benefits and drawbacks of the Soundex and n-gram methods of fuzzy matching text?

Q: The Postal Service site contains a great deal of information on the

The Postal Service site contains a great deal of information on the detection of mail fraud and the investigation efforts of the Postal Service. a. Access the U.S. Postal Service Web site at www.usps....

Q: An increasingly common way to commit fraud is to use the Internet

An increasingly common way to commit fraud is to use the Internet. The Department of Justice now devotes an entire page on its Web site to Internet fraud. Visit its site at www.justice.gov/criminal/ f...

Q: Go to www.howtoinvestigate.com. a. Identify

Go to www.howtoinvestigate.com. a. Identify the different kinds of background checks that investigative professionals provide. b. What information does a basic background investigation provide? c....

Q: Return to www.IJOwtoinvestigate.com. Read the section entitled

Return to www.IJOwtoinvestigate.com. Read the section entitled "Business Background Checks." a. What does a complete business investigation include? b. Suppose you hire someone to perform some work...

Q: Visit the Web site of the National White Collar Crime Center at

Visit the Web site of the National White Collar Crime Center at www.nw3c.org. This site is funded through a grant from the Department of Justice. Its purpose is to assist federal law enforcement agenc...