NYC Associate Fraud Investigator
Exam Questions & Verified Answers
(DCAS Civil Service)
1. Which of the following is not a category used in the fraud
triangle plus
Inquiry paradigm?
A) theft investigative techniques
B) concealment investigative techniques
C) action investigative techniques
D) conversion investigative techniques:
C) action investigative techniques
2. When beginning an investigation, it is important that fraud
examiners use techniques that will:
A) not arouse suspicion
B) identify the perpetrator
,C) determine the amount of the fraud
D) identify when the fraud occurred:
A) not arouse suspicion
3. When conducting interviews during an investigation, which of
the following words should usually be avoided?:
C) investigation
4. When beginning a fraud investigation, which of the following
methods is most useful in identifying possible suspects?
A) preparing an identification chart b) preparing a vulnerability
chart
C) preparing a surveillance log
D) hiring a PI to tail the subject:
B) preparing a vulnerability chart
5. Invigilation:
A) is most commonly used when investigating crimes that
involve taking of physical assets
,B) can create tremendous amounts of documentary evidence
C) provides evidence to help determine whether fraud is
occurring d) all of the above:
C) provide evidence to help determine whether fraud is occuring
6. Which of the following is not a theft investigation method?
A) invigilation
B) honesty testing
C) seizing and searching computers
D) surveillance and covert operations:
B) honesty testing
7. When deciding whether or not to investigate, which of the
following factors
Should an organization not consider?
A) possible cost of the investigation
B) perceived strength of the predication
, C) possible public exposure resulting because of the
investigation d) all of the above: d) all of the above should be considered
8. Surveillance, when properly perform, is always done:
A) without the perpetrator's knowledge b) during nonworking
hours
C) only by law enforcement agents d) none: a) without the perpetrator's
knowledge
9. Which of the following is not included in vulnerability chart?
A) explanations of the fraud triangle in relation to suspects of
fraud
B) breakdowns in key internal controls that may have created
fraud opportu- nities
C) internal controls that a company plans to institute in the
future
D) theft act investigation methods: c) internal controls that a company plans to
institute in the future
10. A vulnerability chart:
Exam Questions & Verified Answers
(DCAS Civil Service)
1. Which of the following is not a category used in the fraud
triangle plus
Inquiry paradigm?
A) theft investigative techniques
B) concealment investigative techniques
C) action investigative techniques
D) conversion investigative techniques:
C) action investigative techniques
2. When beginning an investigation, it is important that fraud
examiners use techniques that will:
A) not arouse suspicion
B) identify the perpetrator
,C) determine the amount of the fraud
D) identify when the fraud occurred:
A) not arouse suspicion
3. When conducting interviews during an investigation, which of
the following words should usually be avoided?:
C) investigation
4. When beginning a fraud investigation, which of the following
methods is most useful in identifying possible suspects?
A) preparing an identification chart b) preparing a vulnerability
chart
C) preparing a surveillance log
D) hiring a PI to tail the subject:
B) preparing a vulnerability chart
5. Invigilation:
A) is most commonly used when investigating crimes that
involve taking of physical assets
,B) can create tremendous amounts of documentary evidence
C) provides evidence to help determine whether fraud is
occurring d) all of the above:
C) provide evidence to help determine whether fraud is occuring
6. Which of the following is not a theft investigation method?
A) invigilation
B) honesty testing
C) seizing and searching computers
D) surveillance and covert operations:
B) honesty testing
7. When deciding whether or not to investigate, which of the
following factors
Should an organization not consider?
A) possible cost of the investigation
B) perceived strength of the predication
, C) possible public exposure resulting because of the
investigation d) all of the above: d) all of the above should be considered
8. Surveillance, when properly perform, is always done:
A) without the perpetrator's knowledge b) during nonworking
hours
C) only by law enforcement agents d) none: a) without the perpetrator's
knowledge
9. Which of the following is not included in vulnerability chart?
A) explanations of the fraud triangle in relation to suspects of
fraud
B) breakdowns in key internal controls that may have created
fraud opportu- nities
C) internal controls that a company plans to institute in the
future
D) theft act investigation methods: c) internal controls that a company plans to
institute in the future
10. A vulnerability chart:
