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Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry

byKelly Richmond Pope

Forensic accounting professor Kelly Richmond Pope investigates the vast fraud industry through scammers, victims, whistleblowers, investigators, and organizations that missed obvious warnings. Cases ranging from corporate theft to consumer schemes reveal how pressure, opportunity, rationalization, charisma, and institutional silence allow deception to grow. Pope explains why intelligence does not protect people from manipulation and why reporting wrongdoing carries personal costs. The book combines true stories with practical lessons about controls and skepticism, encouraging readers to recognize red flags while understanding that fraud prevention depends on culture and accountability, not suspicion alone.

Publisher

Harvard Business Review Press

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

288

ISBN

9781647823917