Free ACFE CFE-Investigation Exam Questions

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Total 172 Questions | Updated On: Dec 16, 2025

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Question 1

Which of the following statements about the process of obtaining a verbal confession is NOT true?

A : transition from the accusation to the confession should occur when the accused supplies the first detailed information about the offense.

B : audsters tend to overestimate the amount of funds involved in the offense to relieve themselves of the guilt of their dishonest actions.

C : the subject lies about an aspect of the offense in the process of confessing, it is best to proceed initially as if the falsehood has been accepted as truth.

D : three general approaches to obtaining a verbal confession are chronologically, by transaction, or by event.

Answer: D

Question 2

Which of the following statements concerning access to nonpublic records is MOST ACCURATE?

A : ce a criminal case is filed, all records obtained by the government are considered public records

B : npublic records cannot be obtained by subpoena or legal order in a civil action

C : most junsdictions. banks are allowed to turn over a suspect's account information directly to a fraud victim when there is adequate evidence of wrongdoing.

D : government usually will not share nonpublic records with a fraud victim during an investigation into the underlying fraud.

Answer: D

Question 3

Tony, a fraud examiner, believes that vendors might be submitting multiple invoices for the same sales with the hope that they will be paid more than once. He wants to ensure that no two invoices in the system have the same number. Which of the Mowing data analysis functions would be most useful for this test?

A : plicate search

B : nford's Law analysis

C : rrelation analysis

D : near regression

Answer: A

Question 4

Scarlett, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). is assigned to the internal audit department of the ABC Company. She is getting ready to conduct an interview with another company employee who might be involved in a fraud. Which of the following is the MOST APPROPRIATE introduction for Scarlett to use with the employee?

A : 'Hello, my name is Scarlett, and I'm with the ABC Company.'

B : 'Hello, my name is Scarlett. I'm an auditor with the ABC Company.'

C : 'Hello, my name is Scarlett. I'm a Certified Fraud Examiner and an auditor with the ABC Company.'

D : 'Hello, my name is Scarlett. I'm a Certified Fraud Examiner with the ABC Company.'

Answer: A

Question 5

When planning for the interview phase of an investigation, which of the following steps should NOT be taken by the fraud examiner?

A : nsider what the interview is intended to accomplish and state an objective.

B : view the case file to ensure that important information has not been overlooked

C : epare a detailed list of questions to ask the subject during the interview.

D : ure that the interview is held in a venue where the subject will feel Uncomfortable

Answer: D

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Total 172 Questions | Updated On: Dec 16, 2025

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