ACFE Exam CFE-Investigation Topic 3 Question 92 Discussion

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Question #: 92
Topic #: 3

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Which of the following situations would MOST LIKELY require access to nonpublic records to develop evidence?

AFinding out where a person lives

BReviewing an individual's personal mobile phone records

CObtaining a company's business filings

DDetermining who owns a piece of real estate

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Suggested Answer: D

by Yaeko at Jul 15, 2024, 06:44 PM

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Alaine

1 months ago

I'm going with Option A. Just a quick trip to the public records office, and I'll have that person's address in no time!

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Yun

1 months ago

Option B, of course! What better way to get the dirt on someone than by snooping through their private phone records?

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Valentin

11 days ago

True, but personal mobile phone records can reveal a lot of personal and potentially incriminating information.

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Tabetha

12 days ago

But wouldn't accessing a company's business filings also provide valuable information for evidence?

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Jeannetta

17 days ago

I agree, option B seems like the most intrusive but effective way to gather evidence.

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Karma

1 months ago

I dunno, Option D seems like it could be tricky. Trying to dig up real estate ownership info might require some specialized knowledge.

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Cordell

21 hours ago

I think obtaining a company's business filings could also require access to nonpublic records for evidence.

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Tomoko

7 days ago

Yeah, it might involve accessing nonpublic records to determine who owns a piece of real estate.

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Francoise

8 days ago

Option D does seem like it could be tricky. Real estate ownership info can be complicated.

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Dion

2 months ago

Option C is the most straightforward - company filings are public information, right? This one seems like the safest bet.

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Alberto

19 days ago

C) Obtaining a company's business filings

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Laurel

26 days ago

B) Reviewing an individual's personal mobile phone records

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Luisa

1 months ago

A) Finding out where a person lives

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Cheryll

1 months ago

I agree, accessing a company's business filings would most likely require access to nonpublic records to develop evidence.

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Benedict

2 months ago

Option C is the most straightforward - company filings are public information, right? This one seems like the safest bet.

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Arlen

2 months ago

Hmm, accessing someone's personal phone records definitely raises some ethical concerns. I wonder if there are any legal limitations on that.

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Helga

2 months ago

But what about obtaining a company's business filings? That could also involve nonpublic records, right?

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Taryn

2 months ago

I agree with Mary. Personal mobile phone records are private and would need special access.

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Jani

2 months ago

Option B seems the most invasive of individual privacy. I'll have to think carefully about that one.

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Mary

3 months ago

I think reviewing an individual's personal mobile phone records would require access to nonpublic records.

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