About the Book This book offers a journey into the world of accountancy and financial statements. It unravels various types of financial frauds along with their Modus operandi. Emphasis is placed not only on detection of frauds but also on practical cases of fraud detected in India and abroad. About the Author Uday is the Founder & Managing Partner of U. S. Gandhi & Co., Mumbai and is a Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) & Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) for over four decades. He is a qualified Arbitrator and Mediator from Mumbai University. In addition, he is also a member of Association of Fraud Examiners (ACFE), USA. He has practiced areas like audit & direct taxation for over four decades. For the last decade he has focused more on forensic audit, risk mitigation, employee fraud, promoter profiling etc. He is consulted regularly by the State and Central Government on criminality in cases of financial frauds. He extensively works with leading legal counsels on evidence building and litigation in cases of financial frauds. Uday has been an active speaker at law enforcement offices in Mumbai as well as at international conferences on "Fraud Investigations & Detection Techniques". His firm is also empaneled with Indian Bank's Association (IBA) as well as with Government of Maharashtra as forensic auditor. This book is a compilation of his extensive knowledge of various academic fields clubbed with his wide-ranging experience.