Slides from the Public Sector Fraud in Scotland Conference 2018

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Public Sector Fraud in Scotland
Combining People and Technology
Ian Burgess | June 26, 2018

2. What is Fraud?
Fraud Act 2006 (c. 35) 2. (i) to make a gain for himself or another, or (ii) to cause loss to
another or to expose another to a risk of loss. (2) A representation is false if— (a) it is
untrue or misleading, and (b) the person making it knows that it is, or might be, untrue or
misleading.8 Nov 2006

3. Reasons For Fraud
 71% Incentives or Pressure
 15% Opportunity
 12% Attitude/Rationalization

4. The Fraud Horizon
 Asset Misappropriation 33%
 Bribery/Corruption 23%
 IP Infringement/data loss 21%
 Accounting Fraud 10%

5. Defending against Fraud

6. Defending against Fraud
 Systems and Process
 Intelligence and Surveillance
 Reaction and Closing

7. Systems and Process

8. Intelligence and Surveillance

9. Reaction and Closing

10. Technology

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Human and Machine

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Thank you!
Ian Burgess
ian@civicuk.com
07736466780