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Détection de fraudes et loi de Benford : quelques risques associés
[Fraud detection and Benford's law: some linked risks]

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  • Bonache, Adrien
  • Moris, Karen
  • Maurice, Jonathan

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After reviewing the ex ante appeal of Benford's law to detect fraud, the known limitations are introduced. Then, an example states that this statistical tool could not allow to make out the presence of accounting fraud for fashion good sales.

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  • Bonache, Adrien & Moris, Karen & Maurice, Jonathan, 2010. "Détection de fraudes et loi de Benford : quelques risques associés [Fraud detection and Benford's law: some linked risks]," MPRA Paper 24079, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Benford's law; fraud audit; video games sector; sales; chaos theory;
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    JEL classification:

    • M4 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting
    • K4 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior

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