Real case studies on insurance fraud written by real fraud examiners Insurance Fraud Casebook is a one-of-a-kind collection consisting of actual cases written by fraud examiners out in the field. These cases were hand selected from hundreds of submissions and together form a comprehensive picture of the many types of insurance fraud how they are investigated, across industries and throughout the world. Entertaining and enlightening, the cases cover every type of insurance fraud, from medical fraud to counterfeiting. Each case outlines how the fraud was engineered, how it was investigated, and how perpetrators were brought to justice Written for fraud examiners, auditors, and insurance auditors Other titles by Wells: Fraud Fighter and Corporate Fraud Handbook, Third Edition Edited by Dr. Joseph T. Wells, the founder and Chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world's leading anti-fraud organization, this book reveals the dangers of insurance fraud and the measures that can be taken to prevent it from happening in the first place.

Real case studies on insurance fraud written by real fraudexaminersInsurance Fraud Casebook is a one-of-a-kind collectionconsisting of actual cases written by fraud examiners out in thefield. These cases were hand selected from hundreds of submissionsand together form a comprehensive picture of the many types ofinsurance fraud--how they are investigated, across industriesand throughout the world. Entertaining and enlightening, the casescover every type of insurance fraud, from medical fraud tocounterfeiting.* Each case outlines how the fraud was engineered, how it wasinvestigated, and how perpetrators were brought to justice* Written for fraud examiners, auditors, and insuranceauditors* Other titles by Wells: Fraud Fighter and CorporateFraud Handbook, Third EditionEdited by Dr. Joseph T. Wells, the founder and Chairman of theAssociation of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world'sleading anti-fraud organization, this book reveals the dangers ofinsurance fraud and the measures that can be taken to prevent itfrom happening in the first place.

Preface ixInsurance Fraud Classification System xiiiChapter 1 Needles in a Paystack 1Charles PiperChapter 2 The Good Doctor and Insurance Consultant 11Michael KingChapter 3 Greasing the Wheels in the Oil Business 21Abdulrazaq Al-MorjanChapter 4 Living the Dream, Keeping Up the Lie 31Andries J. BrummerChapter 5 Extinguishing an Arson Fraud 39Barry ZalmaChapter 6 Weakest Link in the Chain 47Angela BisasorChapter 7 Everyone Gets Hurt: A Study in Workers' Compensation Fraud 57Michael SputoChapter 8 The Hazards of Doing Business with Friends 67Bill MaloneyChapter 9 There's Gold in Them Thar Malls! 75Carl KnudsonChapter 10 Damsel in Diamonds 83Michael SkrypekChapter 11 Operation Give and Go 93Edward P. ButtimoreChapter 12 An Inspection Is Worth a Thousand Photos 103Ed MadgeChapter 13 The Danger of Trusting Too Much 113Joe BonkChapter 14 The Twin Cities Machine 121Bob WeirChapter 15 With Friends Like These . . . 131John FifarekChapter 16 All the Buzz 139Dalene BartholomewChapter 17 Getting Rich from the Elderly 149John R. HolleyChapter 18 Transparent Greed 159Joseph LicandroChapter 19 Fault of Fortune 169Jyoti KhetarpalChapter 20 Going Blind to Fraud 179Karen WrightChapter 21 Going Against the Cartel 191Loftin C. WoodielChapter 22 Falling Prey to Online Charms 199Tina HancockChapter 23 Big Bills in Little Cuba 209Mark StarinskyChapter 24 Rushing an Insurance Claim 217Peter ParilloChapter 25 Ignorance Is Bliss, While It Lasts 229Rebecca BuschChapter 26 The Name Game 239William D. MeaderChapter 27 Woo, Wed, Insure, Murder 249William P. HightChapter 28 Mystery Shopping for Fraud 259Stephen PedneaultIndex 269