A riveting look at the perpetrators victims and whistleblowers behind financial crimes from
forensic accounting expert and documentarian Kelly Richmond Pope. Have you ever wondered why
Bernie Madoff thought he could brazenly steal his clients' money? Or why investors were so
easily duped by Elizabeth Holmes? Or how courageous people like Jeffrey Wigand are willing to
become whistleblowers and put their careers on the line? Fraud is everywhere from Nigerian
princes embezzlers and Ponzi schemers to corporate giants like Enron and Volkswagen. And
fraud is costly. Each year consumers small businesses governments and corporations lose
trillions of dollars to financial crime. We're so accustomed to hearing about fraud that our
abilities to identify it and speak about it are limited. No more. In Fool Me Once renowned
forensic accounting expert Kelly Richmond Pope shows fraud in action uncovering what makes
perps tick victims so gullible and whistleblowers so morally righteous while also
encouraging us to look at our own behaviors and motivations in the hope of protecting ourselves
and our companies. By the time you finish this book you'll have a better understanding of-and
perhaps even compassion for-perpetrators a renewed connection to victims and an appreciation
for those who blow the whistle. Filled with fascinating stories and insightful analysis Fool
Me Once will open your eyes and challenge your thinking. It will inspire you to question your
own preconceived notions about fraud. It will challenge your beliefs about yourself and other
people. And it will help you understand a phenomenon that most of us fail to grasp-until it's
too late.
