The median duration for check and payment tampering schemes until detection was 18 months in 2022 and 2023. Expense reimbursement, financial statement fraud, billing, skimming, and payroll schemes all had a median duration of 18 months until detected in 2023.
Median duration of occupational fraud schemes worldwide in 2022 and 2023, by scheme type
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The median duration signifies the amount of time from when the fraud commenced until it was detected. Respondents were asked about the single largest occupational fraud case they had investigated between January 2022 to September 2023.
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ACFE. (March 20, 2024). Median duration of occupational fraud schemes worldwide in 2022 and 2023, by scheme type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/461271/median-duration-of-fraud-schemes-worldlwide-by-scheme-type/
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