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Zusatztext '...offers piercing insights into the traumatic effects of online scams.' (Accounting Technician! July 2010). Informationen zum Autor Dr. JOSEPH T. WELLS, CFE, CPA, is the founder and Chairman of the Board of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world's largest anti-fraud organization. Mr. Wells writes, researches, and lectures to business and professional groups on fraud-related issues. He has authored seventeen books and scores of articles. His writing has won numerous awards, including the top articles of the year for Internal Auditor magazine and the Journal of Accountancy. The American Accounting Association previously named him Accounting Education Innovator of the Year for his pioneering work in fraud examination education. Klappentext Real case studies on Internet fraud written by real fraud examinersInternet Fraud Casebook: The World Wide Web of Deceit is a one-of-a-kind collection of actual cases written by the fraud examiners who investigated them. These stories were hand-selected from hundreds of submissions and together form a comprehensive, enlightening and entertaining picture of the many types of Internet fraud in varied industries throughout the world.* Each case outlines how the fraud was engineered, how it was investigated, and how perpetrators were brought to justice* Topics included are phishing, on-line auction fraud, security breaches, counterfeiting, and others* Other titles by Wells: Fraud Casebook, Principles of Fraud Examination, and Computer Fraud CasebookThis book reveals the dangers of Internet fraud and the measures that can be taken to prevent it from happening in the first place. Zusammenfassung This one-of-a-kind collection consists of actual cases written by fraud examiners out in the field. These cases were hand selected from hundreds of submissions and together form a comprehensive picture of the many types of Internet fraud how they are investigated, across industries and throughout the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xiii Internet Fraud Tree xvii Chapter 1 Phantom Figurines 1 John Ouellet Chapter 2 From Russia with Love? 13 Ernesto F. Rojas Chapter 3 Behind a Smoke Screen 21 Jay Dawdy Chapter 4 Cars, Cards, Chemicals and Crayons 31 Al Sternberg Chapter 5 Small-Town Boys 43 Andrea Lee Valentin Chapter 6 Dangerous Diet 51 Nancy e. Jones Chapter 7 The Suburban Spoofer 59 James B. Keith Chapter 8 Don't Mess with Texas 69 Kasondra N.D. Fehr Chapter 9 Hot Wire 81 Ryan W. Mueller Chapter 10 A Business within a Business 89 Alan F. Greggo Chapter 11 Double Play 97 Delena D. Spann Chapter 12 the eBAY-Fraud Brothers 105 Gerard (Jerry) Buchleitner Chapter 13 Not-So-Precious Metals 113 Michael J. Molder Chapter 14 The Cool-Cash Syndicate 125 Austine S.M. Adache Chapter 15 Dastardly Design 133 Prabhat Kumar Chapter 16 The Reckless Clerk 141 Oleg Lykov Chapter 17 Close Quarters 151 John P. Grancarich Chapter 18 Playing with Fire 161 Hank J. Brightman Chapter 19 Hack, Pump and Dump 171 Nadia Brannon Chapter 20 Dangerous Learning Curve 179 Ahmed R. Kunnumpurath Chapter 21 The Sherwood Boys 187 Paolo Bourelly Chapter 22 The Broken Nest Egg 197 David Alan White Chapter 23 One More Lap to Go 207 Spyridon Repousis Chapter 24 Death and Taxes 217 Gay Stebbins Chapter 25 Keeping It All in The Family 225 David Petterson Chapter 26 No Security in Online Advance Fees 237 Dr. Ivo George Caytas Chapter 27 The G.I. Hacker 245 Bruce L. Ow...