Which of the following options is a type of insurance fraud scheme in which an...

The correct answer is B. A fictitious payee scheme occurs when an insurance insider directs payments to a fabricated or unauthorized recipient and then misappropriates the funds. In this scenario, the agent changes the beneficiary to a made-up person and authorizes distribution of policy proceeds, enabling the agent to abscond with the money. The fraudulent feature is the creation or use of a false payee, not a false death. A false information scheme is broader and does not specifically describe the payment diversion. A fictitious death scheme would involve falsely claiming that the insured died. “False heir scheme” is not the best ACFE category. The ACFE insurance fraud materials identify fictitious payees as an agent or broker fraud method.