CHAPTER 7

Investigating Theft Acts

LEARNING OBJECTIVES TO THE STUDENT

After studying this chapter, you should be able to: Investigation is one of the
most interesting facets of be-
• Discuss theft investigation methods and how they are used to investigate suspected
ing a fraud investigator. This
fraud.
chapter introduces you to
• Understand how to coordinate an investigation, using a vulnerability chart. the different methods used
• Describe the nature of surveillance and covert operations. for investigation, from sur-
veillance to invigilation to
• Understand the effectiveness of invigilation to investigate fraud. electronic and computer
• Explain how to obtain physical evidence and how it can be used in a fraud searches. As you read the
investigation. chapter, think of where each
method would be most use-
• Understand how to seize and analyze electronic information from cell phones, hard
ful, and consider the skills
drives, e-mail, and other sources.
you need to master each
one.

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