Abstract
Fraud is a debilitating factor that affects business growth and a major problem for many organizations especially SMEs since they have smaller resources to both prevent and recover from a fraud. SMEs have fewer anti- fraud controls hence they are more vulnerable to fraud. In a bid to reduce fraud and manage the risks proactively, SMEs needs to identify factors leading to fraudulent behavior. The paper seeks to evaluate fraud management among SMEs. Data was collected from two hundred (200) SME owners using questionnaire, however only 197 questionnaires were viable. The questionnaire was formulated using a five-point Likert scale. It was observed that the major causes of fraud are the weakling of societal values and financial pressure while changes in lifestyles indicate that fraud is being perpetuated. The study concluded that for effective fraud management, SMEs should implement fraud prevention measures such as strengthening societal values (integrity) building strong internal control measures to block the loopholes within the system, training programmes for SMEs operators and stringent disciplinary actions against erring officers.
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