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You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
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What tends to be traits, of the more successful embezzling schemes? Like the ones that are successful for years before being found out?
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Successful embezzling schemes typically involve a great deal of careful planning, meticulous record-keeping, and creative bookkeeping techniques designed to hide or obfuscate the theft. Common traits include the exploitation of internal controls, padding of expenses and over-billing, and the manipulation of cash deposits or wire transfers. In addition, embezzling schemes often involve the collaboration or complicity of other individuals, either within the organization or external to it. For long-running schemes, perpetrators will typically have created a complex network of relationships to make the theft harder to trace. A skilled fraud auditor with access to internal bank records might be among the first to identify irregularities, making it critical for any would-be embezzlers to take steps to cover their tracks. Finally, successful schemes have also typically included some kind of discretionary overspending that enables perpetrators to build up their stolen funds. By keeping a close eye on their extravagance, embezzlers can avoid the kinds of flagrant luxuries that bring unwanted attention.