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Report Fraudulent Activity

The Office of the Internal Auditor has a responsibility to receive and investigate allegations of fraud.  Specific duties and procedures are outlined in the Fraud Policy.

Reporting fraudulent activity

The Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà has contracted with , an independent service that puts callers in touch with trained professional assistants when help is needed with sensitive information in the workplace. ConfidenceLine will forward reports of fraudulent activity to the Office of the Internal Auditor.

Who can report an incident?

Any member of the university community (faculty, staff and student) who has observed fraudulent activity has the responsibility to report the incident.

±Ê³ó´Ç²Ô±ðÌýConfidenceLine anonymously 24/7 toll-free at 1.800.661.9675

Read the Fraud Policy here

After Reporting - internal audit's next steps

1

Preliminary investigation

Internal Audit will confirm if the allegation can be reasonably supported and an investigation is warranted.

2

Notify respondent

Internal Audit will advise the respondent about the complaint and invite them to provide a response to the evidence.

3

Proceed to the investigation

The individual suspected of fraud will be presumed innocent until or unless the evidence proves otherwise. They shall be requested to cooperate with the investigation as carried out under the terms of the Fraud Policy.