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The Three Types of Fraud and Their Real Cost

Name: The Three Types of Fraud and Their Real Cost
Uploaded: 2026-09-11T23:30:57+00:00
Duration: 2 min 31 s
Description: Asset misappropriation happens most often, but financial statement fraud is where the real damage occurs. Stephen Yoss breaks down the three fraud categories accountants need to watch for—from rank-and-file theft to executive-level schemes—showing where each fraud type typically originates and the median losses involved. Learn what patterns signal trouble at every level of your organization.

2:31 · A clip from Fraud in Today's Workplace: What Accountants Need to Know, taught by Stephen Yoss

Asset misappropriation happens most often, but financial statement fraud is where the real damage occurs. Stephen Yoss breaks down the three fraud categories accountants need to watch for—from rank-and-file theft to executive-level schemes—showing where each fraud type typically originates and the median losses involved. Learn what patterns signal trouble at every level of your organization. From the course “Fraud in Today's Workplace: What Accountants Need to Know” (2 CPE credits, Accounting, Basic): https://www.cpetoday.com/course/fraud-in-todays-workplace-what-accountants-need-to-know-24c00980 Taught by Tommy Stephens — Partner, K2 Enterprises. More from Tommy Stephens: https://www.cpetoday.com/instructor/tommy-stephens CPE Today offers live webinars, Live Replays and self-study for CPAs and accounting professionals. NASBA-sponsored (ID 167619) and an IRS-approved CE provider. https://www.cpetoday.com/ #WorkplaceFraud #AccountingFraud #FraudPrevention

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