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Free ACFE CFE-Investigation Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 3

Questions 21

Baker, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). is assigned to the internal audit department of the ABC Company. He is getting ready to conduct an interview with another company employee who might be involved in a fraud. In general, what title should Baker use in his introduction to the employee?

Options:
A.

Baker should omit a title altogether

B.

Investigator

C.

Auditor

D.

Certified Fraud Examiner

Questions 22

Pedro, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). is conducting an admission-seeking interview of Manuel, a fraud suspect. After Pedro diffused Manuel's alibis. Manuel became withdrawn and stowty began to slouch m his chair, bowing his head and beginning to cry. What should Pedro do now?

Options:
A.

Leave the room for a short lime

B.

Ask Manuel to sit up straight

C.

Demand that Manuel stop crying.

D.

Present an alternative question.

Questions 23

Beta, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). is conducting an admission-seeking interview of Delta, a fraud suspect. In establishing a rationalization. Beta says to Delta. "I know you didn't do this for yourself: it was for your family." This technique seeks to establish rationalization by:

Options:
A.

Reducing Delta's stress about possibly being fired

B.

Claiming Delta's action was for altruistic reasons

C.

Reducing Delta's perception of the legal seriousness of the matter

D.

Establishing that Delta's family was being treated unfairly

Questions 24

Beta, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). is conducting an admission-seeking interview of Gamma, a fraud suspect. After Beta gave Gamma an appropriate rationalization for his conduct, Gamma continued his denials, giving various alibis. These alibis can usually be diffused by all of the following techniques EXCEPT:

Options:
A.

Discussing the testimony of witnesses

B.

Displaying physical evidence

C.

Discussing Gamma's prior deceptions

D.

Downplaying the strength of the evidence

Questions 25

Gamma, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE>, was conducting an admission-seeking interview of Delta, a fraud suspect. Gamma tells Delta, "It isn't like you took something from a friend or neighbor I can see how you could say. 'Well, this would be okay as long as it is the company and not my coworkers.' Isn't that right?" This technique seeks to establish rationalization by:

Options:
A.

Convincing DDU that the incident had suffcinet justification

B.

Reducing Delta's perception of the legal seriousness of the matter

C.

Depersonalizing the victim

D.

Developing revenge as a motive

Questions 26

Al needs to know the location of the principal office and the initial shareholders of a company he is investigating. Which of the following would be the BEST source of this reformation?

Options:
A.

The organizational filings with the government of the jurisdiction in which the company is incorporated

B.

The contractual documents regarding real properly owned by the corporation

C.

The utility records in the municipality where the corporation has its principal office

D.

The shareholder data form filed with the World Bank

Questions 27

All of the following are true with regard to textual analytics EXCEPT:

Options:
A.

When conducting textual analysis, the fraud examiner should come up with a list of fraud keywords to search for.

B.

Textual analytics is used to reveal patterns, sentiments, and relationships indicative of fraud

C.

The purpose of textual analytics is to search for and find an admission of fraud that can be presented in court

D.

Textual analytics provides the ability to uncover warning signs of potentially fraudulent employee behavior

Questions 28

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

Options:
A.

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.

B.

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.

C.

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.

D.

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.

Questions 29

Thea is conducting a fraud examination for a company and suspects one of the company's vendors (a one-person operation) of fraudulent billing. Thea wants to obtain a copy of the suspect individual's credit report and personal data from a third-party information broker. If Thea works in a jurisdiction that regulates the distribution of personal credit information, she cannot obtain the suspect's personal credit data under any circumstances.

Options:
A.

True

B.

False

Questions 30

Which of the following is a measure that can help avoid alerting suspected perpetrators who are under investigation?

Options:
A.

Terminate the suspected employee.

B.

Notify everyone in the affected department

C.

Delay taking any action.

D.

Inform only those who need to know.

Exam Code: CFE-Investigation
Certification Provider: ACFE
Exam Name: Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) - Investigation
Last Update: Jul 15, 2025
Questions: 170

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