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The cases in this study were submitted by CFEs throughout the world who each responded to the ACFE’s 2023 Global Fraud Respondents were asked a detailed questionnaire with 86 questions about one fraud case they investigated between January 2022 and September 2023.Â
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ACFE. (April 21, 2024). Median losses caused by occupational frauds worldwide in 2022 and 2023, by type of fraud (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/460377/median-losses-caused-by-occupational-frauds-by-type/
ACFE. "Median losses caused by occupational frauds worldwide in 2022 and 2023, by type of fraud (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/460377/median-losses-caused-by-occupational-frauds-by-type/
ACFE. (2024). Median losses caused by occupational frauds worldwide in 2022 and 2023, by type of fraud (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/460377/median-losses-caused-by-occupational-frauds-by-type/
ACFE. "Median Losses Caused by Occupational Frauds Worldwide in 2022 and 2023, by Type of Fraud (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/460377/median-losses-caused-by-occupational-frauds-by-type/
ACFE, Median losses caused by occupational frauds worldwide in 2022 and 2023, by type of fraud (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/460377/median-losses-caused-by-occupational-frauds-by-type/ (last visited June 11, 2025)
Median losses caused by occupational frauds worldwide in 2022 and 2023, by type of fraud (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], ACFE, April 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/460377/median-losses-caused-by-occupational-frauds-by-type/
