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REGIONAL FOCUS
               MIDDLE EAST


               AND NORTH


               AFRICA












               FIG. 70  What are the most common occupational    FIG. 71  How is occupational fraud initially
               fraud schemes in the Middle East and North Africa?  detected in the Middle East and North Africa?

                Corruption                                       Tip
                                                      49%                                                 38%
                Cash on hand                                     Internal audit
                                                      23%                                                 20%

                Noncash                                          Management review
                                                      19%                                                 16%
                Cash larceny                                     Other
                                                      15%                                                  9%
                Billing                                          Account reconciliation
                                                      15%                                                  5%
                Skimming                                         Surveillance/monitoring
                                                      13%                                                  4%

                Expense reimbursements                           By accident
                                                       9%                                                  2%

                Check and payment tampering                      Document examination
                                                       8%                                                  2%
                Payroll
                                                       4%        Notification by law enforcement
                                                                                                           2%
                Financial statement fraud
                                                       4%        External audit
                                                                                                           2%
                Register disbursements
                                                       2%





















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