Reducing or eliminating the elements that motivate fraud is the best way to prevent fraud. Which of the following element/s can easily be reduced in preventing fraud in e-business?
A) Pressure
B) Opportunity
C) Rationalization
D) All of the above can easily be reduced in e-business

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A: A is incorrect because the lack of personal contacts in e-business make it hard to know what pressures exist or what rationalizations perpetrators are using. The most a business can hope for is to avoid conducting transactions with firms that are experiencing high pressures or have dishonest managers.
B: B is correct.
C: C is incorrect because it is hard to know without contacts what rationalizations perpetrators are using.
D: D is incorrect because pressure and rationalization are very difficult to reduce or eliminate in e-commerce fraud.

Reducing or Eliminating the Elements That Motivate Fraud Is the Best