Fraud perpetrators are trust violators who failed to meet their fiduciary duties. Trust violators fall under two categories: the accidental fraudster and the predator. The predator is one who actively seek out opportunities to defraud the organization. Once hired the predator searches for opportunities to achieve their goals of financial or economic gain. By contrast, the accidental fraudster usually acts under some form of distress. Accidental fraudster typically commit fraud due to non-sharable financial or economic problems. The fraud triangle: pressure/motive, opportunity, and rationalization is based on the accidental fraudster more than the
Fraud perpetrators are trust violators who failed to meet their fiduciary duties. Trust violators fall under two categories: the accidental fraudster and the predator. The predator is one who actively seek out opportunities to defraud the organization. Once hired the predator searches for opportunities to achieve their goals of financial or economic gain. By contrast, the accidental fraudster usually acts under some form of distress. Accidental fraudster typically commit fraud due to non-sharable financial or economic problems. The fraud triangle: pressure/motive, opportunity, and rationalization is based on the accidental fraudster more than the