ChatGPT for Fraud Fighting Tasks

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ChatGPT for Fraud Fighting Tasks

West Virginia University associate professor Mark Nigrini started his presentation on artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT at the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference with hypotheticals for the audience. He asked them what they would do if they needed to give a talk on ChatGPT and needed an image to start the presentation. Then he asked what they would do if they needed definitions for their presentation, silly limericks, help writing introductions, summaries and more.

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Painting a Picture of Collectibles Fraud

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Painting a Picture of Collectibles Fraud

In his 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference session, Schidlow walked through the forms of deception that threaten the authenticity and value of luxury goods and collectibles. Through real-world case studies and analyses, he painted a picture of the sophisticated tactics fraudsters use to infiltrate the collector's market.

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Taking Down the Largest Gift Card Fraudster in the World

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Taking Down the Largest Gift Card Fraudster in the World

It all started with an investigation of a young man in Louisiana suspected of small-level drug dealing on the dark web. It ended with the conviction of the largest gift card fraudster in the world in a case called “Operation Bad Bot.” Dariush Vollenweider, federal agent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, recounted the story in his presentation, “Shutting Down America’s Largest Illicit Online Gift Card Marketplace.” He co-presented with Alan Stevens, assistant U.S. attorney at the Department of Justice, at the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference.

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Conmen and Development Grants: A Case Study

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Conmen and Development Grants: A Case Study

At the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, Daniel Porter, CFE, a speaker and investigative fraud consultant at D. Porter Solutions, presented a captivating session titled “Two Conmen + One Development Grant = $3M Fraud”. His presentation detailed a complex case of grant fraud involving two cunning individuals and a mismanaged development grant that resulted in a $3 million loss.

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Identifying and Preventing Remote Employment Scams

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Identifying and Preventing Remote Employment Scams

In today's post-COVID landscape, where remote work is commonplace, the risk of employment-related fraud has surged, posing significant challenges for organizations worldwide. At the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, Christopher DeAngelis, CFE, vice president of enterprise fraud strategies at Zellis, addressed this pressing issue in his session titled, "Are You Sure Your Remote Employee is Real?" 

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Strategies for Preventing Bias and Improving Investigations

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Strategies for Preventing Bias and Improving Investigations

Investigators are called to uphold standards of integrity and honor. However, as Natalie Lewis, CFE, CPA/CFF, stated during her morning session titled “Recognizing the Impact of Bias and Emotional Intelligence in Investigations” on the final day of the 35th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference, “Bias can harm our judgment and skew our objectivity.” Lewis then walked conference attendees through different types of biases that affect investigations and discussed strategies for preventing bias and building emotional intelligence and social skills to improve investigations. 

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