A Teller at a Savings and Loan Drive-Through Accepted a Cash

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Essay

A teller at a savings and loan drive-through accepted a cash payment from customer #1 for an auto loan.The teller appeared to process the payment,but told the customer the printer was jammed and she can't print a receipt.The customer accepted the excuse and drove away.The teller pocketed the cash and wrote down customer #1's loan number and payment amount for future reconciling.A couple of days before customer #1's monthly statement was printed,the teller recorded a cash payment from customer #2 as if it were made by customer #1.The teller pocketed the difference between the two payments.The teller continued to steal and misapply customer payments for the next two years without detection.
Identify the type of fraud scheme described.Describe five controls you would implement to address the fraud risk,and label each control as preventive or detective.

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Definitions:

Differential Switches

Devices designed to protect electrical circuits by automatically interrupting the current flow when detecting an imbalance between the incoming and outgoing current.

Pilot Devices

Controls, such as buttons and switches, used to operate machinery or equipment indirectly.

Motor Control Circuits

Electrical circuits specifically designed to control the performance and operation of electric motors, including starting, stopping, and speed control.

Hand-off-automatic Circuit

A control circuit configuration that allows an operator to select between manual, off, or automatic operation of a device or system.