The Fraud Triangle is a simple framework that is useful to understand a worker’s decision to commit workplace or occupational fraud. The fraud triangle consists of three components (sides) which, together, lead to the workplace fraud, and are: 1) a financial need, 2) a perceived opportunity, and 3) a way to rationalize the fraud as not being inconsistent with their own values. The Fraud Triangle is a common teaching aide and metaphor that has been used for decades.
