Eye on Fraud - Too Good to be True: Ponzi Schemes

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Once a Ponzi scheme has been exposed as a financial fraud, a forensic accountant’s skills are instrumental in the investigation of the fraud and assessment of damages. The Eye on Fraud authors, Rumbi and Kathy, share:

• What is a Ponzi scheme vs. a pyramid scheme vs. multi-level marketing
• How and why Ponzi schemes draw in victims
• Ponzi scheme red flags

Guests: Rumbi Bwerinofa-Petrozzello, CPA/CFF, CFE, Head of Strategy, Consulting, Seramount Kathy Bazoian Phelps, Esq. Partner, Raines Feldman Littrell LLP

Host: Elizabeth Woodward, CPA/CFF, CFE, Forensic Accounting Director, Dean Dorton

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