PERSONALITY  RED FLAGS

I. PERSONAL TRAITS

A. Lacks personal moral honesty
B. No well-defined code of personal ethics
C. "Wheeler-dealer" (enjoys feeling of power, influence, social status, and excitement associated with rapid financial transactions involving large sums of money)
D. Neurotic, manic-depressive, or emotionally unstable
E. Arrogant or egocentric
F. Psychopathic
G. Self-esteem threatened
H. Intrigued by the personal challenge of subverting a system of controls

II. PERSONAL DEMOGRAPHICS

A. A criminal history
B. Questionable associates
C. Poor references

Source: Adapted from Robert K. Elliott and John J. Willingham, Management Fraud: Detection and Deterrence (Princeton, N.J.: Petiocelli Books. 1980).