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Larry C. Adams, CPA
Phoenix, Arizona USA
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Fraud Examiner
E-mail
fraudwritr@aol.com
Telephone (602) 995-8008
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Noteworthy News
Archive
2005 Jan - Mar
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03/25-26/2005: New White Collar Crimes Course Offered by
Phoenix College
The mini-course covers business-related criminal activities including
computer fraud, pyramid schemes, false and misleading advertising, and
security schemes. It identifies techniques of racketeering, loan sharking,
and black markets. Mark E. Feddern, CPA, CFE is the instructor.
Mark is a business consultant at iFour, inc. in Scottsdale. Mark also has
experience working with the FBI, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department,
and the Phoenix Police Reserves.
Full course outline. Administration of Justice Department. Subject code AJS290BL. Section 0220. Room C102. Science Building (Building C). Friday
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am - 5:30 pm. Earns 1 credit hour for
college or 15 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE). Tuition:
$65 plus $10 course fee. Phoenix College is located at 1202 West Thomas
Road. Register online at
www.phoenixcollege.edu or phone (602) 285-7777.
The White Collar Crimes class will be offered again on October 7 and 8,
2005.
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03/20/2005: Guilty
Pleasures
New listings in Fraud
In Other Movies for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," "Bedtime Story,"
"The Scam (Afera)," and "The Yards."
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03/15/2005:
Click fraud costs online advertisers US$1.6 billion in 2004.
 Read the Fraud In Other Words
article for March 2005.
The
topics are Click Fraud (PPC Fraud), Forer Effect (Barnum Effect),
On the Q.T., and Predatory Lending. FRAUD Magazine features this new
article by Larry C. Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA.
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03/14/2005: Consumer fraud complaints to the Federal
Trade Commission increased 31% in 2004.
See the
Top 10
Consumer Fraud Complaints.
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03/08/2005: Internal Controls Panel Discussion
Guest panelists: Cliff Comfort, CPA, CFE, Maricopa County
Attorney's Office; Lois Folk, CPA, CFE, Consultant; Jim Saunders,
CPA, CFE, CGFM; and Dian Work, CIA, CCSA, Arizona Department of
Transportation. The panel and audience will discuss internal controls from
the perspective of external auditors, internal auditors, government
auditors, management, employees, criminal prosecutors, and educators. Can
embezzlements be prevented if proper internal controls are in place? What
impact would internal controls have had on cases being prosecuted? What
leads to the breakdown of internal controls? Meeting of the
Arizona Chapter of the
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Arizona Industrial Commission Building,
5th Floor Conference Room, 800 West
Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona. Time:
11:30am – 1:00pm. Members: Free. Guests: $10.
Park on the top level of the garage.
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02/23/2005:
Medical students rush to court to
change their names before they receive their diplomas.
 Read a new addition to the Fraud In Other Words Magazine Article Archive. The
July 1997 topics are Add-on, Charting Party, Doc Flock, EBT, Fake
EBT Transactions, Ghost Rider, Jumper, Pingponging, Redact, Sanitize, Sink
Testing, Two for One Sale, and Wave Therapy. This article by Larry C.
Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA was featured in The White Paper:
Topical Issues on White Collar Crime.
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02/23/2005:
Millions of bootleg discs are sold each year
through underground distribution channels.
 Read a new addition to the Fraud In Other Words
Magazine Article Archive.
The September 1997 topics are Bootlegging, Piracy, Mordida, AFIS, Compounding a Felony,
Curbstoning, Demand Draft Fraud, Fletch, Hoopty, Keeper, Mark, Mrs. Crook, Roper, Soborno, Sourdough, and Swindle Sheet.
This article by Larry C. Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA was featured
in The White Paper: Topical Issues on White Collar Crime.
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02/23/2005:
A
fish bowl, a light bulb, a dish of water, and super glue can make finger
prints appear.
Read a new addition to the Fraud In Other Words
 Magazine Article Archive.
The November 1997 topics are Crazy Glue Fuming, Acronymphobia,
Blamestorming, Confabulation, Lemon Laundering, Mail Reflector, Sacred
Cow, Scienter, Spam, Spinning Windies, Vet, and White Money. This article
by Larry C. Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA was featured in the
Arizona Fraud Line.
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02/08/2005: Ethics Hotline Best Practices
Guest speaker: David Clark of EthicsLine. Meeting of the
Arizona Chapter of the
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Arizona Industrial Commission Building,
5th Floor Conference Room, 800 West
Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona. Time:
11:30am – 1:00pm. Members: Free. Guests: $10.
Park on the top level of the garage. A cafeteria is open in the basement.
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01/27/2005:
Can Auditors Pass The Gullibility Test?
 Find
out how easily you can be duped, in spite of your intuition and knowledge.
Challenge your wits on a variety of subjects ranging from ancient cultures
to colonial America to today's wireless world. This is a funny look at how
facts can improve or discredit your investigations and reports. The guest
speaker will be Larry C. Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA. Luncheon
meeting of the
Phoenix Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors.
Doubletree Guest Suites at Phoenix Gateway, 320 North 44th Street,
Phoenix. 11:30am to 1:00pm. For reservations contact Susan Snow at
susan.e.snow@aexp.com or (866)
336-8386.
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01/20-21/2005: Tracing Illicit Funds
This ACFE instructor-led course discusses common asset-hiding
techniques, locations of cash hoards, money laundering of cash and
currency instruments, analysis of unknown sources of income, investment of
ill-gotten gains, detection of offshore accounts and corporations, and
developing business and personal profiles. Location: Hilton Scottsdale
Resort & Villas,
6333 North Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona. Association
of Certified Fraud Examiners
course information and
registration.
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01/18/2005:
Television viewing habits can influence a
 jury’s
verdict.
Read the Fraud In
Other Words article for January 2005. The topics are CSI Effect,
Cumshaw, and Thermochromic Ink (Leucodye Ink).
FRAUD Magazine features this new
article by Larry C. Adams, CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA.
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Buy the best book about the curious
language of fraudsters and fraud
examiners.
 Fraud In Other Words
by Larry C. Adams,
CPA, CFE, CIA, CISA
Order this book online
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01/08/2005: New Fraud Examination MBA Program
Saint Xavier University in Chicago offers a Master of Business
Administration degree with a concentration in
Financial Fraud Examination
and Management. The program is available to the general public
beginning in Fall 2005. Previously, it was available only to law
enforcement professionals at the Chicago Police Academy. William J.
Kresse, MS, JD, CPA, CFE, CrFA, is the Director of the program at the
Graham School of Management.
See my list of more Fraud
Courses and Degrees Offered at Universities around the world.
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1/07/2005:
Insult
laws prevent civilians and journalists from exposing fraud.
 Read a new addition to the Fraud In Other Words
Magazine Article Archive. The September
1999 topics are
Bandit Tow Truck Driver, Courtesy Victim, Insult
Laws, Kickapoo Cough Cure (Kickapoo Joy Juice), Mumping, Stuffing,
Sycophant, Soft Money, and Whip-saw.
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01/07/2005:
Hoarding
scams create false shortages of salt in India, the world's fourth largest
producer.
 Read a new addition to the Fraud In Other Words
Magazine Article Archive. The May 1999
topics are Boxing (Blue Box, Black Box, Red Box), Catch Red-handed, Fibber
(Fibbie), Hoarding Scam (Salt Scam), Hoosegow, Lurker, Slush Fund, and
Twisting.
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01/07/2005:
Blue Sky Laws
protect the public against securities fraud.
Read a new addition to the Fraud In Other Words
 Magazine Article Archive. The September
1998 topics are Ampster (Amster), Blue Sky Laws, Camouflage Passports,
Chi Tace Acconsente, Contestability, Gazump, Human Engineering, Pump and
Dump, and Vexation (Vexatious Litigant).
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01/01/2005:
Who is it?
Try the interactive Shredded Photo Puzzle
and discover the identity of a famous fraudster.
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