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Fraud Awareness & Prevention for Higher Education
Neil Cohen
Deputy Director
Audit, Oversight & Investigations
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Goals
• Raise your fraud awareness andintroduce you to fraud preventionmethods.
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Disclaimers
• Any opinions expressed by the presenter are not necessarily those of the IG or the OIG.
• The images and materials are presented for educational purposes pursuant to the Fair Use Doctrine of U.S. Copyright Law.
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Why?• Education is a high risk industry (ACFE)
• Trustee survey: about 50% said “noability to detect fraud.”
• Assessing fraud risk is the responsibilityof the oversight body. (GAO) If riskidentified, then……
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Why?
• Fiduciary Duty (Loyalty, Candor, Care) –includes fraud prevention since fraud canharm the entity.
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Goal #1: Raise you awareness
The following is to test your awareness
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Raising Awareness
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What did you learn about our level of awareness?
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What is fraud?• SIMPLE: Lying to get something that doesn’t
belong to you.
• Deception, concealment, and/or a violation oftrust. ------- for gain
• Fraud is committed by individuals and/ororganizations to obtain or keep something ofvalue or gain an advantage (cheating)
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Value in Higher Education
• Assets, resources, time, intellectual property
• Grants & Contracts
• Grades, assistantships, recommendations
• Financial aid
• Reputations
• Admissions
• Anything tangible or intangible!
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Fraud is a Crime!
• Like most crimes, fraud occurs with regularity,does not discriminate, can be of any size,complexity, or duration.
• Failure to report a crime is also considered acrime.
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Examples
• Procurement card abuse
• Embezzlement
• Credit card abuse
• Theft
• Asset misappropriation
• Document tampering
• Cheating
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Theory: The Fraud Triangle
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Theory: 80-10-10 RuleRefers to a general assumption about the “human element”
• 10% of the population will NEVER commit fraud.Dominant “Super-ego.”
• 10% of the population is actively looking to commitfraud. Sociopathic tendencies. Dominant “Id”
• 80% of the population might commit fraud giventhe right combination of opportunity, pressure, andrationalization. Us!!!!!
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Typical Fraudster(2014 ACFE Report to the Nations)
• 36% in management, 19% high level executive
• 50% between ages of 36 -50
• 67% male
• 25% w/entity 10+ years
• Living beyond means = key red flag
• 18% in accounting office
• Responsible, trusted, respected employees
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Typical Fraud
• Median loss for executive-level = $600,000
• Executive-level fraud lasts an average of 2 yrs.
• Top Causes (how do you eliminate the cause?):
• Poor internal controls
• Poor management oversight
• Management overrides
• Poor Tone at the Top
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Fraud Costs
• 7% – 10% of revenue lost (ACFE)
• “Bad Press”
• Reputation/Public perception (73% say top risk)
• Employee morale/distraction
• Legal, investigative, corrective action costs
• Lost funding, donations, etc.)
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Goal #2: Prevention
Limiting Opportunity
• “Trust but verify”
•Practice skepticism
•Ask questions
•Be proactive (27% said this could have prevented it)
•Anti-fraud system18
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Anti-Fraud System
• Hotlines or other reporting mechanism
• Cultivate positive Tone at the Top
• Adequate Internal Controls
• Training (35% reduction in losses)
• Meaningful oversight (internal & external)
• Security (passwords, IT monitoring, locks)
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Risk Assessment
• Perform a Risk Assessment to identifyvulnerabilities at the program level, system-wide or anywhere in between.
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Fraud Response Plan• Have you thought about what to do in the event that a major fraud
is identified?
– Whom do you call?
– How do you respond?
– Who should be on the response team?
Deloitte Touche: Only 49% of Board members believe their organizations are prepared to handle a crisis [any] to achieve a positive outcome. Over 80% say either they have no plan or don’t know.
65% believe their organizations are vulnerable to malfeasance!
65% say they have no plans to address an occurrence of malfeasance !
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Deterrents & Enforcement
• Fraud risk increases when fraudster’s fear of detection decreases
– Speeding
– NO PARKING
– KEEP OFF THE GRASS
– NO SMOKING
– EMPLOYEES MUST WASH HANDS
We need to be “aware” because no matter what we do, we could be fraud victims.
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QUESTIONS?????
Contact Information
• (617) 727 – 9140 ext. 48819
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