In one of the cases in the textbook, Joe Anderson, a part-time shoe salesperson at a department store, perpetrated a fictitious returns scheme using third-party credit cards. Why was a fraud examination initiated?
A) Another employee witnessed Anderson pocketing cash and reported the incident.
B) The shoe department was losing money and had a high rate of returns on its shoes.
C) The store's surveillance camera caught Anderson pocketing the money.
D) Anderson credited the wrong account and the customer called up to inquire as to why her credit card had been credited.

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The fraud examination was initiated because the shoe department was losing money and had a high rate of returns on its shoes, which raised suspicion and warranted further investigation.

In One of the Cases in the Textbook, Joe Anderson