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Every day, emails are sent to people informing them they have won a lottery, a free prize or come into money. While most people delete them, a few do not, and it can lead to families giving away thousands of dollars to con men in the pursuit of an elusive free gift or big payday. Capt. Doug Hunter talked about a number of scams deputies of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office have been alerted to and investigated during a Skimmer and Scam Summit Tuesday at Fisher Auditorium. The problem faced by…

The prevalence of technology in modern societies has further connected people over the past decades. Technologies such as cellphones and the internet have been used for communication and transactions between people. However, the use of technology possess inconspicuous risks. The use of electronic surveillances is not acceptable for the intrusion of personal privacy because of the lack of protection it can give to the personal information of a person. An examination of the literature will prove…

My Topic for the Lesson 8 Presentation The topic I have chosen for my presentation is, “Preventing Social Engineering Attacks.” A social engineering attack is one of the most powerful weapons used to steal people’s passwords, credit cards, and personal data. It takes advantage of the fact that the biggest vulnerability of any security system is the users themselves. Social Engineering uses psychological tricks in order to get users to volunteer their personal information. These attacks can be…

Skeletal Outline • Jefferson County, Alabama o Two major reasons for Jefferson County’s $4 billion debt (largest before Detroit’s case) is due to sewer project and corrupt financial dealing. o Revenue are raised from residents who uses the service. o JPMorgan Chase was able to influence Jefferson County to a bond deal that had complicated terms and the ability to interest-rate swap. o With no increase in revenue as the market interest rate went up due to the swapping interest rate deal, so…

Mega-star music producer Scott Storch filed for bankruptcy yesterday, officially claiming a meager $3,600 in assets and $100 in cash. In 2010 he was worth $70 million. Storch's fortune came from producing blockbuster hits for artists like Beyonce, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake, but he has allegedly blown it all on cars and cocaine. In 2010, Storch counted a total of 13 cars in the garage of his Miami mansion, including a $600,000 Mercedes SLR and a $1.7 million Bugatti Veyron. He…

As the amount technology available continued to spread at an almost exponential rate, the size of computers, which once took up an entire room, and their price were reduced down to more manageable sizes. As a result, computers become a commonplace piece of equipment found in many workplaces and family living rooms. However, as the year 2000 drew near, people began to fear that drastic changes would occur in their lives because of a simple bug called the Year 2000, or simply, Y2K. People’s fears…

Economic crime continues to be a significant issue for the engineering and construction industry. In the beginning of this year, January 22, 2015, another violation of the FCPA took place. SEC encountered a FCPA case within the Engineering industry. Bribery case was against Walid Hatoum and Post, Buckley, Schuh and Jernigan (PBSJ) Corporation. PBSJ is one of Florida’s largest engineering designs firm; now known as The Atkins North America Holdings Corporation. The investigation was performed by…

Experts In Health Care Fraud Prevention Have Noted That A Successful Culture Of Regulatory Compliance Is Established By The Ethical Behavior Of Senior Leadership. A. Do You Agree Or Disagree With That Statement? Provide Citations And Specific Examples To Support Your Assertions. B. When Fraud Violations Occur, What Are The Key Strategies To Deal With Those Who Commit The Violations? I agree with audit experts that compliance to the regulatory framework is determined by the ethical behavior of…

stated his investors had themselves to blame because they were smart, savvy investors (Saulny, 2015). Sadly, Madoff’s lack of value, ethics, and poor judgement has led to him spending a 150 year sentence in federal prison for the $17 billion investment fraud (Eustachewich, 2015).…

There are many different scenarios that can lead to unethical behavior in accounting. For example, if a CEO makes 200,000 grand in one year but falsifies his records to indicate that he only made 100,000 then that is unethical. Many corporations find loopholes to try to squeeze through because they do not want to have to pay taxes or other fees. Embezzlement is also another type of unethical behavior; this is what led Enron to destruction. There are rules in place to prevent these types of…