The Trusted Advisors, Vol. 8
INTERNATIONAL FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK

November 13-19, 2022	

You are invited to engage in the 2022 Houston ACFE Fraud Campaign Activities as we bring awareness to fraud. Click this link to participate.	

	

What is Fraud?
Any intentional act or omission designed to deceive others, resulting in the victim suffering a loss and/or the perpetrator achieving a gain.

Source: The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), & Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Managing the Business Risk of Fraud: A Practical Guide (pp. 5).	

	

	

	
According to the Occupational Fraud 2022: A Report to the Nations (ACFE), organizations worldwide lose an estimated 5 percent of their annual revenues to fraud.	

	

	

Fraud Awareness Lunch & Learn
Thursday, November 17, 2022

Join us for our next Lunch & Learn on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 11:30 am. We will share recent fraud statistics and provide information on how to reduce fraud risk and report possible fraud. Registration opens soon.	

	

You can watch our previous Fraud Awareness Lunch & Learn presentations by clicking here.	

	

	

	

Please visit the Compliance and Ethics website to report suspected incidents of fraud through the Ethics Point hotline: https://www.hccs.edu/about-hcc/compliance--ethics/	

	

Need help performing a risk assessment? Contact Terry Corrigan, Internal Audit Director 
• 713‐718‐7278  • terrance.corrigan@hccs.edu  • hccs.edu/departments/internal-auditing/	

	

Houston Community College (HCC) is composed of 14 Centers of Excellence and numerous satellite centers that serve the diverse communities in the Greater Houston area by preparing individuals to live and work in an increasingly international and technological society. HCC is one of the country’s largest singly-accredited, open-admission, community colleges offering associate degrees, certificates, workforce training, and lifelong learning opportunities. To learn more, visit www.hccs.edu.
3100 Main Street  |  Houston, TX 77002  |  713.718.2000   	

	

Houston Community College supports, and the College is committed to, providing a learning and working environment that promotes personal integrity, civility, and mutual respect in an environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and gender expression, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: David Cross, Director EEO/Compliance, 3100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002, 713.718.8271.