PDF Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry

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Fool
Me
Once
Scams, Stories, and Secrets
from
the
Trillion-
Dollar
Fraud
Industry
Description
A riveting look at
the perpetrators, victims, and
whistleblowers
behind financial crimes, from forensic accounting
expert and documentarian Kelly Richmond Pope.Have
you ever wondered why Bernie Madoff thought he
could brazenly steal his clients' money? Or
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why investors were so easily duped by Elizabeth
Holmes? Or how courageous people like Jeffrey
Wigand are willing to become whistleblowers and
put their careers on the line?Fraud is
everywhere, from Nigerian quotprices,quotembezzl
ers, and Ponzi schemers to corporate giants like
Enron and Volkswagen. And fraud is costly. Each
year, consumers, small businesses, governments,
and corporations lose trillions of dollars to
financial crime.We're so accustomed to hearing
about fraud that our abilities to identify it and
speak about it are limited.No more. In Fool Me
Once, renowned forensic accounting expert Kelly
Richmond Pope shows fraud in action, uncovering
what makes perps tick, victims so gullible, and
whistleblowers so morally righteous, while also
encouraging us to look at our own behaviors and
motivations in the hope of protecting ourselves
and our companies.By the time you finish this
book, you'll have a better understanding
of8212an perhaps even compassion
for8212pepetrators, a renewed connection to
victims, and an appreciation for those who blow
the whistle.Filled with fascinating stories and
insightful analysis, Fool Me Once will open your
eyes and challenge your thinking. It will inspire
you to question your own preconceived notions
about fraud. It will challenge your beliefs about
yourself and other people. And it will help you
understand a phenomenon that most of us fail to
grasp8212unil it's too late.