Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

FBI Publishes Top Email Terms Used By Corporate Fraudsters

Posted by Unknown on from the security-unclassified-uscode-smuggle-espionage dept.

Qedward writes "Software developed by the FBI and Ernst & Young has revealed the most common words used in email conversations among employees engaged in corporate fraud. The software, which was developed using the knowledge gained from real life corporate fraud investigations, pinpoints and tracks common fraud phrases like 'cover up,' write off,' 'failed investment,' 'off the books,' 'nobody will find out' and 'grey area'. Expressions such as 'special fees' and 'friendly payments' are most common in bribery cases, while fears of getting caught are shown in phrases such as 'no inspection' and 'do not volunteer information.'"

4 of 105 comments (clear)

  1. Watch your words... by BeerCat · · Score: 5, Funny

    "So, this new range of paints is a grey area - neither black nor white. But if you spill any, while painting the library, make sure you keep it off the books. Hang on, there's someone knocking at the door..."

    --
    "She's furniture with a pulse"
    1. Re:Watch your words... by AK+Marc · · Score: 5, Funny

      If you are going to paint in the library, make sure to cover up the books. If there is an accident, make sure there is no inspection, and try to avoid special fees for cleanup.

      --
      Learn to love Alaska
  2. Irony by boundary · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if E&Y used this when they were auditing Lehman Brothers...

  3. all sounds pretty innocuous to me--- by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Isn't that how investment bankers talk all the time?