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ACFE CFE - Investigation Exam
Certified Fraud Examiner - Investigation (Page 10 )

Updated On: 1-Feb-2026
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Beta, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). is conducting an admission-seeking interview of Delta, a fraud suspect. In establishing a rationalization. Beta says to Delt

  1. "I know you didn't do this for yourself: it was for your family." This technique seeks to establish rationalization by:
  2. Reducing Delta's stress about possibly being fired
  3. Claiming Delta's action was for altruistic reasons
  4. Reducing Delta's perception of the legal seriousness of the matter
  5. Establishing that Delta's family was being treated unfairly

Answer(s): D



A law enforcement officer receives a reliable tip from an informant that a government employee is soliciting bribes in exchange for awarding contracts to the employee's agency. To investigate, the officer poses as a potential contractor and contacts the suspect employee about the possibility of getting a contract with the agency. During the conversation, the suspect demands a cash payment for the officer to be considered for upcoming contracts. If the suspect claims entrapment at trial, then which of the following is MOST LIKELY to occur?

  1. The suspect's claim will succeed because the investigator used deceit
  2. The suspect's claim will succeed because the investigator lacked probable cause
  3. The suspect's claim will fail because the investigator had adequate predication
  4. The suspect's claim will fail because the investigator is a law enforcement agent

Answer(s): C



Janet suspects that a local restaurant is being used as a front business for a criminal operation.
Which of the following types of records would be the MOST LIKELY to help Janet discover who owns the restaurant building?

  1. Commercial filings
  2. Building permit records
  3. Local court records
  4. Voter registration records

Answer(s): B



If an important witness becomes hostile and argumentative during an interview, the interviewer should generally.

  1. Avoid reacting to the witness.
  2. Refute the witness's arguments
  3. Try to reason with the witness
  4. Terminate the interview.

Answer(s): A



Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement about the privacy of information shared through social media?

  1. To access any user-posted information on social media sites, fraud examiners must obtain some type of legal order from the jurisdiction in which the user resides.
  2. A fraud examiner cannot be held liable for violating a user's privacy rights if they hack or break into areas of a social networking site designated as private because all social media information is public.
  3. The Privacy of Social Networks Treaty is a binding international treaty that makes it illegal for law enforcement to seek social media log-in credentials from users.
  4. Hacking or breaking into information on social media sites that is restricted as private could result in liability for fraud examiners due to violation of users' privacy rights.

Answer(s): D



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