Q&A Hero

Q: Why would the FBI become involved in larceny/theft, fraud, white-collar and environmental crime cases?

Q: What are the elements of the crime of larceny by debit or credit card?

Q: Explain the difference between short-con games and long-con games, and give examples of each.

Q: What are the main problems in investigating environmental crimes?

Q: Describe the three steps of the money laundering cycle.

Q: Shoplifting, also known as __________, involves taking items from retail stores without paying for them.

Q: When any credit card transaction must be checked, regardless of the amount of the purchase, the policy is called _______________.

Q: ____________ is one of the basic elements of check fraud.

Q: The ____________ value at the time of the theft is generally used to determine value of property stolen.

Q: __________ is a term used to describe the activity of individuals who pretend to be what they are not.

Q: Prosecution tactics in which civil and criminal sanctions are pursued at the same time are known as __________ proceedings.

Q: Structuring, or _____________, is a method of avoiding federal reporting requirements by breaking large amounts of cash into increments of less than $10,000.

Q: The __________ -release limit is the maximum dollar amount that may be paid with a charge or credit card without getting authorization from the central office.

Q: The phrase "goods or property" refers to all forms of ____________ property, real or personal.

Q: Cattle are ear marked and __________ marked, commonly with a knife, according to branding protocol.

Q: Shoplifting accounts for more store losses than employee theft.

Q: Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom it has been entrusted.

Q: Purse snatching, pocket picking, theft from coin machines, shoplifting, bicycle theft, theft from motor vehicles, theft from buildings, theft of motor vehicle accessories and jewelry theft are all types of larceny/theft.

Q: Altering the price of an item is considered shoplifting.

Q: The FBI has jurisdiction in jewel thefts in which the jewels are moved intrastate.

Q: Common equity skimming schemes involve use of shell companies, corporate identity theft and use of bankruptcy/foreclosure to dupe homeowners and investors.

Q: Farmers create a market for stolen pesticides and herbicides by purchasing them at reduced rates.

Q: Bicycle thefts are difficult to investigate because thieves can ride the bikes into areas that patrol cars cannot go.

Q: Simply walking out of the store without paying for an item in one's possession is not shoplifting.

Q: The most common type of insurance fraud is the creation of bogus insurance schemes in which con artists collect premiums for policies that do not exist.

Q: Theft of art objects is considered a major international criminal activity.

Q: In confidence games, the mark refers to the victim.

Q: Shrinkage refers to the explained loss of inventory, merchandise, cash or any other asset from a retail establishment.

Q: Jamming, the unauthorized switch of a long-distance carrier, represents the fastest-growing category of complaint to the FCC.

Q: Boosting is the same thing as shoplifting.

Q: The theft of timber is no longer a problem because of strict environmental regulations and security measures taken by logging companies.

Q: The term numismatic theft refers specifically to the theft of valuable ancient coins.

Q: Changing the UPC bar code on merchandise so it rings up differently at checkout is commonly called bait and switch.

Q: To the experienced livestock person, brands are a readable language, read from left to right, top to bottom and outside to inside.

Q: Shoplifting is the most frequently occurring type of larceny.

Q: Which of the following statements regarding jurisdictional issues is not true? a. The monetary value of the loss plays a role in determining who is assigned the case. b. The monetary threshold for jewelry theft is $5,000. c. The monetary threshold for art theft is $25,000. d. Some crimes have no monetary threshold that must be exceeded before the federal government gains jurisdiction.

Q: Which section of the FBI is responsible for investigating Ponzi schemes?a. JAG b. DNR c. NFCFd. FCS

Q: Confidence people are known to take money from others using which of these schemes? a. phony home repairs b. poaching c. property flipping d. all of these choices

Q: Victims of telemarketing fraud are most commonly a. middle-class. b. recently married. c. elderly. d. immigrants.

Q: The third and final step of the money laundering cycle is a. integration. b. placement. c. structuring. d. layering.

Q: Which of the following statements is true? a. Kiting is form of embezzlement. b. Leakage and shrinkage are interchangeable terms. c. Poachers who harvest cactus plants illegally are called burls. d. Looping is a method used in credit-card scams.

Q: This refers to groups, gangs and sometimes individuals who are engaged in illegally obtaining merchandise through both theft and fraud as part of a commercial enterprise. a. organized retail crime (ORC) b. "shop till you drop" groups c. commercial robbery program (CRP) d. theft and robbery gangs (TRG)

Q: The telephone scam in which companies charge undisclosed fees for calls made from pay phones or hotel rooms is a. cramming. b. fluffing. c. gouging. d. slamming.

Q: The title of the agency that deals with art theft is called NSAF, an acronym that stands for a. National Security Art File. b. National Safety Art File. c. National Scientific Art File. d. National Stolen Art File.

Q: Larceny differs from robbery in that larceny a. is a misdemeanor. b. involves no force or threat of force. c. involves illegally entering a structure. d. has a monetary limit.

Q: Which of the following is not an element in check fraud? a. forgery b. issuing worthless checks c. issuing insufficient-fund checks d. using an access device

Q: The number one consumer fraud complaint to the Federal Trade Commission in 2006 was a. insurance fraud. b. telemarketing fraud. c. identify theft. d. copyright violation.

Q: The telephone scam in which consumers are billed for unauthorized or misleading charges is a. cramming. b. fluffing. c. gouging. d. slamming.

Q: A term that refers to the unexplained or unauthorized loss of inventory, merchandise, cash or any other asset from a retail establishment due to employee theft, shoplifting, organized retail crime, administrative errors and vendor fraud is a. stop loss. b. shrinkage. c. frommage. d. dark figure of inventory.

Q: In larceny/theft, what determines whether the offense is grand or petty? a. the amount b. a judge c. a jury d. the physical evidence

Q: Jewelry is most often stolen by a. juvenile amateurs. b. adult amateurs. c. professionals. d. gang members.

Q: To prosecute for shoplifting, it is important to prove that the suspect a. left the store with the merchandise. b. knew the value of the merchandise. c. intended to steal the merchandise. d. left the store with the merchandise, knew the value of the merchandise, and intended to steal the merchandise.

Q: Altering the price on a garment in a store is considered a. embezzlement. b. fraud. c. larceny. d. a gray-collar crime.

Q: The telephone fraud that occurs when rates are increased without notification is a. cramming. b. fluffing. c. gouging. d. slamming.

Q: Theft may include all but which of the following? a. petty theft b. crimes against the person c. grand theft d. Larceny

Q: The primary motive for all types of larceny is usually a. spite. b. revenge. c. monetary gain. d. the excitement of stealing.

Q: Most bicycle thefts are committed by a. juveniles. b. professional bicycle theft rings. c. adult amateurs. d. solo professionals.

Q: The greatest percentage of loss in the retail industry is due to a. bookkeeping or administrative errors. b. internal theft. c. shoplifting. d. vendor fraud.

Q: Thieves who go around neighborhoods targeting mailboxes with their flags up, searching for envelopes containing checks and other forms of payment, are referred to as a. taggers. b. flaggers. c. flagellators. d. grabbers.

Q: The cost of insurance scams totals over ___________ dollars a year. a. 100 million b. 25 billion c. 40 billion d. 2 trillion

Q: Describe the types of evidence found at a burglary involving a safe.

Q: What should officers do when they are responding to a burglary call?

Q: What are the benefits of modern safes that are designed without spindles?

Q: Which areas of the crime scene should investigators process in a residential burglary? Provide examples.

Q: Choose two methods of entering a safe and describe the process and tools involved.

Q: How does Enhanced Call Verification work? Why might some departments choose to adopt this program?

Q: What do officers mean when they refer to a burglary as a "combination" safe job?

Q: Why is it important to record and describe the modus operandi of a burglary?

Q: Explain how burglary differs from robbery.

Q: Describe what is involved in crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED).

Q: Define what it means to "enter a structure" in relation to burglary.

Q: What are the elements of the offense of receiving stolen goods?

Q: What are some measures to enhance security in order to prevent burglary?

Q: Outline the elements of the crime of burglary.

Q: Why is the collection of DNA at burglary scenes an increasing priority for law enforcement?

Q: Many cities have established _______ operations to catch individuals who purchase stolen goods for resale.

Q: The word burglar comes from the German words __________(meaning "house") and___________ (meaning "thief").

Q: The ____________ of property stolen does not determine the severity of a burglary.

Q: A pattern of burglaries appearing in a cluster are one element of a(n) _____ that may indicate that the same burglar is responsible for the crimes.

Q: The type of burglary in which a window is broken and items taken from the other side is known as a _______-and-grab burglary.