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ACFE CFE-Financial-Transactions-and-Fraud-Schemes Exam - Topic 7 Question 101 Discussion

Actual exam question for ACFE's CFE-Financial-Transactions-and-Fraud-Schemes exam
Question #: 101
Topic #: 7
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Which sale occurs when the accomplice of the employee-fraudster ''buys'' merchandise, but the employee does not ring up the sale, and the accomplice takes the merchandise without making any payment?

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Vesta
3 months ago
Nope, it's not a preliminary sale.
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Deandrea
3 months ago
I've seen this happen before, it's wild!
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Jame
4 months ago
Wait, is that really a thing? Sounds sketchy.
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Erin
4 months ago
Totally agree, it's a scam!
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Evangelina
4 months ago
That's definitely a fake sale.
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Lindsey
4 months ago
I vaguely recall something about accomplices in fraud cases, but I can't remember if it was called a "preliminary sale" or something else.
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Freida
5 months ago
I’m a bit confused; I thought a "whole sale" was something different. Maybe I should go with "fake sale"?
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Yoko
5 months ago
I remember practicing a question about employee fraud, and I feel like "fraudster sale" could be a possibility too.
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Lavonda
5 months ago
I think this might be related to the concept of "fake sales," but I'm not entirely sure if that's the right term.
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Lisbeth
5 months ago
I'm not totally confident, but I'm leaning towards "fake sale" as the answer. The employee doesn't ring up the transaction, so it seems like a fake or fraudulent sale, even though there's an accomplice involved.
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Precious
5 months ago
Okay, I've got it! This is a "fraudster sale" where the employee and their accomplice work together to steal the merchandise without any payment. The question is pretty straightforward once you break it down.
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Vilma
5 months ago
This one seems tricky, but I think the key is to focus on the fact that the employee doesn't ring up the sale. That sounds like a "fake sale" to me.
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Vincenza
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm a little confused on this one. The question mentions an "accomplice" and "employee-fraudster," so I'm not sure if that means it's a special type of sale. I'll have to think about it more.
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Altha
5 months ago
I'm pretty confident I can solve this. The enhancement adds 3 update screens, each updating 2 files and displaying 17 data attributes. That should give me the answer.
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Deandrea
10 months ago
I'm leaning towards 'Fake sale' too. Honestly, any answer that doesn't involve the word 'fraud' just seems like it's missing the point, you know?
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Aliza
9 months ago
I agree, anything else just doesn't capture the essence of the situation.
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Noah
9 months ago
Yeah, it's all about deception and fraud.
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Sherly
9 months ago
I think it's definitely a fake sale.
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Deeann
11 months ago
Haha, 'Preliminary sale'? Really? That's gotta be the most misleading answer option. Might as well call it a 'Thief's delight' sale!
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Eric
8 months ago
Haha, 'Preliminary sale'? Really? That's gotta be the most misleading answer option. Might as well call it a 'Thief's delight' sale!
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Gladys
8 months ago
D) Preliminary sale
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Donte
9 months ago
C) Fraudster sale
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Eveline
9 months ago
B) Fake sale
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Kara
9 months ago
A) Whole sale
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Kimberely
11 months ago
Hmm, tricky one. 'Fraudster sale' sounds about right to me, since the employee is clearly in cahoots with the accomplice to pull off this scheme.
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Barrie
11 months ago
I'm definitely going with 'Fake sale' here. That seems like the most accurate description of what's happening - the employee is basically enabling a fraudulent transaction.
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Gary
11 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think it could also be C) Fraudster sale, since it involves fraud.
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Lacey
11 months ago
I agree with Ilona, because the employee is pretending to make a sale but it's actually fake.
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Ilona
11 months ago
I think the answer is B) Fake sale.
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