ACFE CFE-Investigation Exam Questions Free Practice Test

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Questions # 31:

Which of the following data is the MOST DIFFICULT to recover during a digital forensic examination?

Options:

Time and date information about files

Websites visited

Files that have been overwritten

Communications sent via instant messenger

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Questions # 32:

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:

Discussing the testimony of witnesses

Displaying physical evidence

Discussing Gamma's prior deceptions

Downplaying the strength of the evidence

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Questions # 33:

An investigator is preparing to administer what is likely to be an intense and extended interview with a fraud suspect. To organize their thoughts prior to the interview, the fraud examiner should:

Options:

Provide the suspect with a list of questions to ensure detailed responses-

Make a list of key points to go over with the respondent.

Develop a list of questions ranked in order of importance.

Memorize a detailed list of questions, but avoid taking a written list to the interview

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Questions # 34:

Which of the following types of information would LEAST LIKELY be found when searching external sources without the subject's consent or a legal order?

Options:

A witness's address

Assets owned by a subject

A subject's employee personnel file

A competitor's ownership information

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Questions # 35:

Which of the following sets of numbers could a fraud examiner MOST LIKELY benefit from running a Benford’s Law analysis on?

Options:

Telephone numbers

Vendor invoice amounts

Employee identification numbers

Bank account numbers

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Questions # 36:

Which of the following is a recommended strategy when conducting admission-seeking interviews?

Options:

Increase sympathy while downplaying implications of wrongdoing.

Ensure that accusations are made in the presence of a third party to avoid potential liability

Emphasize a lack of morality in the subject's actions to induce them into confessing.

Use time constraints as a means to pressure the subject into making a confession.

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Questions # 37:

Which of the following is a reason why a subject's credit card records and statements can be useful in tracing investigations?

Options:

Credit card records can provide leads to help identify a subjects hidden assets

Credit card records can show signs that the subject has skimmed funds.

Credit card statements show the source of the funds used to pay a credit card bill.

Credit card statements provide insight into the subject's litigation history

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Questions # 38:

Which of the following is the MOST ACCURATE statement concerning the volatility of digital evidence?

Options:

Digital evidence is more volatile than tangible evidence because digital evidence is subject to claims of spoliation, whereas tangible evidence is not.

Digital evidence is more volatile than tangible evidence because the rules of admissibility for digital evidence are stricter than such rules for tangible evidence.

If the integrity of digital evidence is violated, it can often be restored through a digital cleansing process

The failure to preserve the integrity of digital evidence could result in evidence being deemed inadmissible in a legal proceeding

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Questions # 39:

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

Options:

Avoid reacting to the witness.

Refute the witness's arguments

Try to reason with the witness

Terminate the interview.

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Questions # 40:

Which of the following is NOT one of the main limitations of conducting a search for public records using online databases?

Options:

Online records companies are difficult to find.

Fraud examiners must validate the accuracy of the records obtained online

The online record might only be a brief abstract of the original.

Fraud examiners often must search for public records in multiple jurisdictions.

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