What do fraud investigators do?

Career: Investigator

Fraud investigators are accounting or law enforcement specialists who try to determine if a person or corporate entity has committed fraud or other types of financial crimes. Fraud investigators work as accounting specialists, such as forensic accountants, and their duties are to sift through financial records, bank statements, legal filings, and interviews with employees to determine whether any malfeasance has taken place. Many fraud investigators work for federal or state agencies, such as the district attorney’s office or the Securities and Exchange Commission.