CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The Nigerian banks have been the centers of public attention especially in the area of frauds. Today in the banking sector ,we find ,fraudulent workers customers and so forth. Due to the fact that has been the of the day as far as Nigeria is concern and the only way which we can look into it is by using computer in the prevention and detection of the fraud. The computer has been of help in the detection of fraud. Nevertheless, fraud is something that is inherit to commercial banking industry
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Banks in Nigeria have been for quite sometimes, the centre of public attention especially in the area of fraud. Fraud have been on the increase in recent years. Although, fraud in the bank is global phenomenon, the growth had become astounding in view of these fraudulent practice, computer should be used to detect and prevent fraud in the banking industries.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The major objective of this study which the researcher have designed is to achieve the following vTo highlight the types of bank fraud vTo find out the possible ways of detecting the fraud in banks by use of computer vTo find out ways prevention of fraud by the computer.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
As the topic implied much emphasis land on the problem of which finally result in distressed banks. Significantly the study has exposed us to the fact that even computers can do better than human beings when it comes to detection of fraud. The study we help the bankers to be more prudent in there dealing with the money the deposited by their customers.