Organizations with fraud hot lines cut their fraud losses by approximately 50 percent per scheme. Internal audits, external audits, and background checks also significantly reduce fraud losses.

• The typical perpetrator is a first-time offender. Only seven percent of occupational fraudsters in this study were known to have prior convictions for fraud-related offenses. The Wells Report, 2004
• Certified Fraud Examiners estimate that six percent of revenues will be lost in 2002 as a result of occupational fraud and abuse. Applied to the U.S. Gross Domestic Product, this translates to losses of approximately $600 billion or about $4,500 per employee. The Wells Report, 2004
• As much as 30% of all offenders are "multi-State" offenders; that is, they have both Federal and state records or arrests in more than one state. Federal Bureau of Investigations, 2005
• Most persons arrested for criminal offenses have prior arrest records, and many have arrest records in more than one state. Federal Bureau of Investigations, 2005