Fraud in Nigerian Banking System

Fraud in Nigerian Banking System

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I extend my sincere gratitude to all those who contributed to the completion of this project. Special thanks to my Supervisor (Name of your Supervisor), the Head of Department (Name of your HOD), the Lecturers in the department of Banking and Finance (BF), Book Authors and Profound Scholars of existing or related project material on “Fraud in Nigerian Banking System” for their invaluable guidance, support, and expertise throughout the journey.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELIMINARY PAGES

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

    CHAPTER TWO

    LITERATURE REVIEW

    • 2.1 Introduction
    • 2.2 Conceptual Review
    • 2.3 Theoretical Framework
    • ⋮
    • 2.4 Empirical Studies

    CHAPTER THREE

    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 Research Design
    • 3.3 Population of Study
    • 3.4 Sampling and Sampling Technique
    • 3.5 Validation of Research Instrument
    • 3.6 Method of Data Collection
    • 3.7 Method of Data Analysis
    • 3.8 Questionnaire Administration
    • 3.9 Ethical Consideration
    • 3.10 Statistical Analysis

    CHAPTER FOUR

    DATA ANALYSIS, RESULT AND DISCUSSION

    • 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.2 Presentation and Analysis of Data
    • 4.3 Re-statement of Research Questions
    • 4.4 Test of Hypotheses
    • 4.5 Discussion of Findings

    CHAPTER FIVE

    SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 Summary of Findings
    • 5.3 Conclusion
    • 5.4 Recommendation
    • 5.5 Suggestion for Further Study

    REFERENCES

    APPENDIX A - “QUESTIONNAIRE”

    ABSTRACT

    This project with a paramount objective to finding dependable solution to the problems of fraud in Nigeria is justified by the need for true banking system in Nigeria, restoring the customers confidence in the bank just to mention but a few. The choice of African International bank ltd (ATB) as the case study wasn’t taken fortuitously but an obvious one due to its oldest, highest and growth, capacity and so ideas and experience pertaining to the topic.

    Data for this research were collected many through the use of interview. Data collected were analyzed using the simple percentage method of analysis, more so, the chapter one of this work introduces the topic as well as the background, chapter two review the related literature review, chapter three touches the research design and methodology, Chapter four all about the findings discoveries, in chapter five I concluded as well as suggested some points the will and ½ further research.

    Fraud in Nigerian Banking System

    CHAPTER ONE

    Introduction

    1.1 Background Of Study

    The banking system in Nigeria from 1993 till data has been characterized by diverse mismanagement resorting from so many factors ranging from volume of capital to bank reserve in made of transaction, bankers/customer relationship and on the human factor frauds which have till date been threatening the corporate existence of the banking system in Nigeria (AKIN TNDE: 2002,P34).

    ‘Fraud as the subject matter of this project, is not a very helpful term, its essential meaning is “dishonesty” but generally fraud as also implies a measure of at least attempted concealments and certain an intention to gain on the part of the defrauder (Okeke: 200,P.1). Fraud is such wide spread corruption involving humorous and repeated acts that have characterized cased of public scandal. It is impossible to give definite fraud for the number of frauds perpetrated in the banking system. Most cases probably go undetected and those reported are often difficult to measure.

    Fraudsters capitalize on certain loopholes in the banking system to manipulate figures thereby increasing fraudulent practices in Nigeria banking system. It is due to this increasing trends of frauds in the Nigeria banking system that has inspired us to undertake the study, that is

    1. To identify the causes of frauds in Nigeria Banking System.
    2. To point out the dangers of frauds to our economy.

    1.2 Statement Of Problems

    Without mincing words, fraud is the problems. We shall see in the course of this work, the causes of fraudulent activities in the Nigeria banking system. Banking meaning the act of receiving, keeping and safeguarding money and other items of utmost security while fraud is an act of deceit of person(s) by person(s) in other to make money and the likes, illegally. Having understood these two key words, we shall now see some to the problems of fraud fraudulent activities in the highest order as regards our banking system here in Nigeria.

    Forgery:

    It is defined by 1913 forgery act as the making by false documents in other the it may be used as genuine with the intention to defraud or deceive.

    False Accounting:

    It involves the process where a particular customers account is in flatted and another’s depressed.

    Computer Fraud:

    Frauds which would not for the been feasible were not for the fact that a computer is in use.

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    CHAPTER TWO

    2.0 Literature Review

    2.1 Introduction

    This chapter focuses on the review of related literature. A literature review includes the current knowledge as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic. It documents the state of the art with respect to the topic you are writing. It surveys the literature in the topic selected. In this research work the literature review includes the …

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