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The practice questions for CFE Fraud Prevention and Deterrence exam was last updated on 2025-09-15 .

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Question#1

According to ACFE research, which of the following is TRUE regarding prosecutions of white-collar criminals?

A. The most common internal response to a substantiated fraud case is to terminate the employee.
B. Only a small percentage of perpetrators are punished when an organization handles a fraud case internally.
C. Most fraud cases are only handled internally and are not referred to law enforcement for prosecution.
D. The primary reason that organizations decline to prosecute fraud cases is a lack of evidence.

Question#2

Aqua Corp.'s board of directors is meeting to discuss fraud risk management within the organization.
Which of the following activities is among the board of directors' primary responsibilities related to fraud risk management for the company?

A. Overseeing the organization's fraud risk management activities.
B. Monitoring and proactively improving the fraud risk management program.
C. Performing and regularly updating the fraud risk assessment.
D. Implementing the fraud risk management program throughout the organization.

Question#3

Smith, a retail sales manager, wants to decrease the level of cash register over-and-short discrepancies among his sales team.
According to behaviorist theories, which of the following options would be the MOST EFFECTIVE way for Smith to encourage his team members to keep their cash drawers in balance?

A. Offer a bonus to anyone whose drawer reconciles perfectly for sixty days.
B. Publicly call out and criticize employees whose cash drawers are over or short.
C. Take away an hour of paid time off for each time the drawer is over or short
D. Demote employees who continue to have reconciliation discrepancies

Question#4

Cho, an internal auditor, and Pierre, a sales manager, have had several disagreements about the sales tactics used by Pierre's team. Cho has just been told that she will lead the company's fraud risk assessment. During the fraud risk assessment, Cho should:

A. Automatically designate the sales function as a high-risk area.
B. Include her disagreements with Pierre as a factor when assessing the risk of fraud in the sales function.
C. Confront Pierre about the disagreements and discuss how they increase the company's risk of fraud.
D. Request that someone else perform the fraud risk assessment work that is related to the sales function's activities.

Question#5

In the area of criminological theory, compliance is the theory that tries to prevent crime by providing economic incentives for voluntary conformity to the laws and using administrative efforts to control violations before they occur.

A. True
B. False

Exam Code: CFE Fraud Prevention and DeterrenceQ & A: 251 Q&AsUpdated:  2025-09-15

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