Psychology of a Fraudster

“Many people barter their souls for the allure of booze, babes, and bucks!”

In this final episode of What The Fraud? Tom and fraud expert Sophia Carlton get right to the root of the problem – what drives a person, or a group of people, to commit fraud? Is it just the payout? Or are there other things at stake?  

Tom discusses with Accenture Fraud Transformation Executive Sophia those ‘Three Bs’, the crucial differences between the individual and the syndicate, and whether it’s possible sympathise with a criminal fraudster?

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Sophia Carlton

Fraud Transformation Executive, Accenture

Sophia is a Fraud Transformation Executive at Accenture with deep fraud risk management domain expertise and a proven track record of transforming and evolving fraud programs across industries.

An award-winning and passionate thought leader, serving as a recurring columnist in Fraud Magazine, creator of Fraud Thoughts, a LinkedIn Newsletter, and contributing as a lead author in the development of industry guidance used both in government and in the private sector.

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