19%POSITIONThe majority of occupational frauds were committed by staff - PDF document

19%POSITIONThe majority of occupational frauds were committed by staff at the employee or managerial level. EMPLOYEE MEDIAN LOSS BY POSITIONThe higher the fraudster’s level of authority, EMPLOYEE Our study includes demographic information on more than 1,400 occupational fraudsters from more than 100 countries. GENDERMale fraudsters outnumbered females two to one. 33% MALE 67% FEMALE MEDIAN LOSS BY TENUREThe longer a fraudster had worked for a company, the more harm he or she was likely to cause. AGE $35,000$57,000 $90,000 $168,000 $153,000 $190,000 $200,000 $238,000 $450,000 26-30 31-35 36-40 4-45 46-50 5-55 56-60 & ;&#x 00;60 CUSTOMER EPARTMENTdepartments: accounting, operations, OPERATIONSALL OTHER DEPARTMENTS 17.4%22.9%15.3%12.5%11.8%7.7%7.2%5.2% MEDIAN LOSS BY GENDER FEMALE $83,000$185,000 1-5 YEARS $51,000 $100,000 6-10 YEARS $200,000 � 10 YEARS $220,000 40.7%27.3%25.2%1-5 YEARS6-10 &#x 000; 10 YEARS 6.8% © 2014 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Inc. All rights reserved. “ACFE,” “CFE,” “Certified Fraud Examiner,” “Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,” the ACFE Logo and related trademarks, names and logos are the property of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Inc., and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world. Data from the ACFE’s 2014 Global Fraud Study, Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and AbuseACFE.com/RTTN