CFE-Investigation Practice Exam Questions and Answers

A.  

Accessibility

B.  

Transparency

C.  

Exclusivity

D.  

Traceability

A.  

"Did you steal the money?"

B.  

'What did you do with the money?"

C.  

"Why did you take the money?"

D.  

"How much of the money do you have left?"

A.  

Ashley should explain that Antonio may have qualified confidentiality but that she cannot make any absolute assurances

B.  

Ashley should promise Antonio unqualified confidentiality over all information provided

C.  

Ashley should explain that all information must be disclosed to management so nothing Antonio says will be confidential

D.  

Ashley should promise Antonio that his identity will not become known.

A.  

Link analysis visually displays financial ratio analysis

B.  

Link analysis is an affective tool to demonstrate complex networks

C.  

Link analysis helps identify indirect relationships with several degrees of separation.

D.  

Link analysis allows the investigator to discover patterns in data.

A.  

Once a criminal case is filed, all records obtained by the government are considered public records

B.  

Nonpublic records cannot be obtained by subpoena or legal order in a civil action

C.  

In most junsdictions. banks are allowed to turn over a suspect's account information directly to a fraud victim when there is adequate evidence of wrongdoing.

D.  

The government usually will not share nonpublic records with a fraud victim during an investigation into the underlying fraud.

A.  

"Hello, my name is Scarlett, and I'm with the ABC Company."

B.  

"Hello, my name is Scarlett. I'm an auditor with the ABC Company."

C.  

"Hello, my name is Scarlett. I'm a Certified Fraud Examiner and an auditor with the ABC Company."

D.  

"Hello, my name is Scarlett. I'm a Certified Fraud Examiner with the ABC Company."

A.  

Covertly record all interviews with potential suspects.

B.  

Note impressions regarding the subject's guilt or innocence.

C.  

Err on the side of taking too few notes rather than too many.

D.  

Write down verbatim all the information that the subject provides

A.  

True

B.  

False

A.  

Time and date information about files

B.  

Websites visited

C.  

Files that have been overwritten

D.  

Communications sent via instant messenger

A.  

Online public records searches are limited in the jurisdictions they cover.

B.  

Public records database companies are difficult to find.

C.  

Online coverage of public records varies widely from jurisdiction to jurisdiction

D.  

The timeliness and accuracy of information in online databases must be validated