A computational model for financial reporting fraud detection

  • Authors:
  • Fletcher H. Glancy;Surya B. Yadav

  • Affiliations:
  • Lindenwood University, 209 S. Kingshighway, Saint Charles, MO 63301, United States;Dept. of Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences (ISQS), Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, United States

  • Venue:
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

A computational fraud detection model (CFDM) was proposed for detecting fraud in financial reporting. CFDM uses a quantitative approach on textual data. It incorporates techniques that use essentially all of information contained in the textual data for fraud detection. Extant work provides a foundation for detecting deception in high and low synchronicity computer-mediated communication (CMC). CFDM provides an analytical method that has the potential for automation. It was tested on the Management's Discussion and Analysis from 10-K filings and was able to distinguish fraudulent filings from non-fraudulent ones. CFDM can serve as a screening tool where deception is suspected.