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CIPS L3M2 Exam - Topic 3 Question 45 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L3M2 exam

Question #: 45
Topic #: 3

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Giving or taking a payment of money to induce a person to act in breach of trust and do something they should not do is called:

AEmbezzlement

BExtortion

CFraud

DBribery

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Suggested Answer: D

Procurement professionals may be faced with offers of gifts including money in return for awarding contracts to a particular bidder, or similar. This is an attempt at bribery, which is illegal in most countries, and would be a breach of the CIPS Code of Conduct if the buyer were to accept.

Anti-bribery legislation in countries such as the UK and US extends across borders, and penalties for breach of this legislation can include imprisonment.

by Mike at Mar 04, 2026, 07:22 PM

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Roslyn

15 days ago

Totally agree, it's bribery for sure!

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Ilene

20 days ago

I thought it was A) Embezzlement at first.

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Matt

26 days ago

It's definitely D) Bribery.

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Honey

1 month ago

Wait, isn't extortion more about threats?

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Dulce

1 month ago

Really? I always thought embezzlement was similar.

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Shenika

1 month ago

I thought it was C) Fraud at first.

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Jeannine

2 months ago

Money for favors, right?

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Alayna

2 months ago

That's definitely D) Bribery.

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Frankie

2 months ago

I’m leaning towards bribery too, but I wonder if fraud could apply here as well. I need to double-check my notes!

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Louvenia

2 months ago

I keep mixing up extortion and bribery. I thought extortion was more about threats, but this question feels tricky.

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Ilene

2 months ago

I remember discussing embezzlement, but that doesn't quite fit here. I feel like bribery is the right answer, though.

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Heike

2 months ago

I think this might be related to bribery, but I'm not entirely sure. It sounds similar to some practice questions we did.

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