Fraud Magazine listed the overstated profits of Steinhoff, the Ikea of South Africa, as one of the most scandalous frauds of 2019. Included in the list of the top seven U.S. embezzlement cases of all time was comedian Dane Cook’s manager (who also happened to be his half-brother), who embezzled $3 million from him back when he was still relevant. In this course, we will take a close look at these two cases to explore what could have been done to stop them.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the red flags of fraud exhibited by Steinhoff International and Dane Cook’s half-brother before and during the course of their respective frauds


• Recognize and list the common characteristics associated with fraudsters that were evident in these two cases


• Determine the internal controls that could have helped prevent or detect the Steinhoff and Dane Cook fraud