ABSTRACT

Much thought and research are increasingly being directed at the study of causes of fraud in banks, because of it’s effects on banks and finance industry generally.

No reliable statistics exist (in any public report so far) on the value of successful and frustrated fraud in the banking industry.

The facts presented in this research are the first of their kind on the study on how the rate of fraud on the banking industry is to be contended the research delved into different issues on sources of fraud, types of fraud, causes of fraud, effects of fraud on the business of banking and the effectiveness of fraud preventive measures.

The detection and prevention of frauds should be elaborative effect between banks, their customers and the government frauds in the banking system should as much as possible be eliminated as it kills the bank and destroys the economy of a nation.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

APPROVAL PAGE

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

1.0INTRODUCTION

1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1.2STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM

1.3OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

1.4SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

1.5LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

CHAPTER TWO

2.0REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1DEFINITION OF FRAUD

2.2SOURCES OF FRAUD

2.3TYPES OF FRAUD

2.4CAUSES OF FRAUD

2.5EFFECTS OF FRAUD ON BANKS

2.6DETECTIVE, PREVENTIVE AND 

CONTROLLING MEASURES FOR FRAUD IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY

CHAPTER THREE

3.0RESEARCH MYTHOLOGY AND DESIGN

3.1SOURCES OF DATA (SECONDARY ONLY)

3.2LOCATION OF DATA

3.3METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0FINDINGS

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION

SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER RESEARCH

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