CONTENDING THE RATE OF FRAUD IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY. A RESEARCH PROJECT MATERIAL ON BANKING AND FINANCE
ABSTRACT
Much thought and research are increasingly being directed at the tudy of causes of fraud in banks, because of it’s effects on banks and finance industry generally.
No reliable statistics exist (in any public report so far) on the value of successful and frustrated fraud in the banking industry.
The facts presented in this research are the first of their kind on the study on how the rate of fraud on the banking industry is to be contended the research delved into different issues on sources of fraud, types of fraud, causes of fraud, effects of fraud on the business of banking and the effectiveness of fraud preventive measures.
The detection and prevention of frauds should be elaborative effect between banks, their customers and the government frauds in the banking system should as much as possible be eliminated as it kills the bank and destroys the economy of a nation.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:
Banks are institutions known to operate on the center pin of public confidence. Today that concept no longer holds as bankers themselves either initiate fraud or partakes deeply on fraudulent activities against their banks (employees).
According to Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Annual Reports (2001) most banks were run a ground by a few greedy directors and officials who perpetuated frauds and all kinds of unethical practices against their institutions. This is an aberration that continues to erode public confidence in banks.
This scenand has contributed to the liquidation of many banks.
Since it is observed that one cannot avoid considering the fact that the distress in the banking industry was occasioned by fraud, the need therefore arises to find out problems associated with fraud, it’s effect on the economy and how there problems are to tackled.
1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
Though the banking industry is one of the most profitable institutions within the economy, higher performance could be attained in terms of their private returns and obligations to the society.
This must be so if the banking industry is to perform a leading role on reactivating the economy.
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