Fool Me Once Scams Stories and Secrets from the Trillion Dollar Fraud Industry — Kelly Richmond Pope

A riveting look at the perpetrators victims and whistleblowers behind financial crimes from forensic accounting expert and documentarian Kelly Richmond Pope Have you ever wondered why Bernie Madoff thought he could brazenly steal his clients money Or why investors were so easily duped by Elizabeth Holmes Or how courageous people like Jeffrey Wigand are willing to become whistleblowers and put their careers on the line Fraud is everywhere from Nigerian princes embezzlers and Ponzi schemers to corporate giants like Enron and Volkswagen And fraud is costly Each year consumers small businesses governments and corporations lose trillions of dollars to financial crime We re so accustomed to hearing about fraud that our abilities to identify it and speak about it are limited No more In Fool Me Once renowned forensic accounting expert Kelly Richmond Pope shows fraud in action uncovering what makes perps tick victims so gullible and whistleblowers so morally righteous while also encouraging us to look at our own behaviors and motivations in the hope of protecting ourselves and our companies By the time you finish this book you ll have a better understanding of and perhaps even compassion for perpetrators a renewed connection to victims and an appreciation for those who blow the whistle Filled with fascinating stories and insightful analysis Fool Me Once will open your eyes and challenge your thinking It will inspire you to question your own preconceived notions about fraud It will challenge your beliefs about yourself and other people And it will help you understand a phenomenon that most of us fail to grasp until it s too late Tanıtım Bülteninden