1. Figure shows the employees and external parties that deal with Heirloom. Explain how Heirloom could defraud the bank and how each internal and external party, except the bank, could defraud Heirloom.

2. What risk factor, unusual item, or abnormality would alert you to each fraud?

3. What control weaknesses make each fraud possible?

4. Recommend one or more controls to prevent or detect each means of committing fraud.

Heirloom Photos sells a $900 photography plan to rural customers using a commissioned sales force. Rather than pay the price up front, most customers pay $250 down and make 36 monthly payments of $25 each. The $900 plan includes thefollowing(.):

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FIGURE 5-3 Internal and External Relationships at Heirloom Photos Accounting Employees Photographers Salas Force Heirloom Bank Manage ment Customers