Rethinking How Investigators Detect Lies and Deceit

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Rethinking How Investigators Detect Lies and Deceit

Evoking images of Big Macs and zombies, Dr. David Lieberman captivated more than 5,500 conference attendees during Monday afternoon’s keynote session at the 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.

Dr. Lieberman wove clever, often humorous, storytelling into his presentation on the psychology behind detecting lies, and particularly, what actually works and why it works. A world-renowned psychotherapist in the fields of human behavior and interpersonal relationships, Dr. Lieberman conducts workshops around the world and has authored 13 books; his most recent is titled “Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are.”

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Panelists Call for Regulatory Reform to Prevent Crypto Fraud  

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Panelists Call for Regulatory Reform to Prevent Crypto Fraud  

The United States lacks a comprehensive regulatory framework to tackle rampant fraud in the crypto world and is fast falling behind other countries that are setting clear rules to stop criminals from exploiting the new technology. That at least was the opinion of several panelists discussing crypto assets at the opening session of the 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference in Seattle on Monday.  

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Heard in the Halls: Looking Forward to Forward Thinking

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Heard in the Halls: Looking Forward to Forward Thinking

“It’s exciting to be here and be chapter leader for the Detroit chapter. It's fun to learn from these conferences and provide these opportunities for our fraud professionals in the area to come together to network. We’re looking to grow our chapter and be more involved in our community and also network with students at universities in our area.”

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Where ChatGPT and Generative AI Helps or Hinders a Fraud Examiner 

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Where ChatGPT and Generative AI Helps or Hinders a Fraud Examiner 

ChatGPT is the fastest growing consumer application ever launched after receiving 100 million active users in its first two months. The large language model (LLM) indexes the internet and has processed more than 300 billion words to grow to its current scale, but this tool is just one of many LLMs on the market, including Google Bard, Microsoft’s Copilot, Perplexity AI and many more. 

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Photos: Sunday at the 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference

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Photos: Sunday at the 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference

Including Pre-Conference sessions, the Educator’s and Women’s Receptions, and the annual Attendee Welcome Reception featuring a special guest appearance from Seattle’s Blitz the Seahawk, here are some highlights from Sunday, June 11 at the 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.

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Fraud Museum Game: Seattle’s Worst Fraudsters

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Fraud Museum Game: Seattle’s Worst Fraudsters

Each year at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ (ACFE) Annual Global Fraud Conference, attendees get to explore some of the biggest frauds of the past — and a chance to win an Amazon gift card — with our Fraud Museum exhibit and trivia game. This year, 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference attendees get to examine some of the biggest scandals and schemes to go down in our host city of Seattle. The city might be renowned all over the world for its coffee culture, butit also has earned a reputation for vice and corruption through much of its early history. 

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Explore the ACFE Fraud Conference Virtual Photo Booth!

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Explore the ACFE Fraud Conference Virtual Photo Booth!

This year, we’re giving attendees at the 34th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference a chance to commemorate your experience with a virtual photo booth. Whether you’re attending in Seattle, or tuning in virtually, we’ve partnered with Walls.io so you can take professional headshots or have fun with silly photos — or both! 

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