Our next topic involves another of our articles: The Spinster and the Dubious Investment Financial Statement Fraud in Small Organizations. Unlike many other frauds weve read about, this fraud was not motivated by greed. Instead, the motivation was to save face. Quite often when a fraud is based upon greed, the fraudster gains confidence in their ability to conceal their actions so they increase the amount of money they are stealing and/or how often it is taken and this is what ultimately leads to their downfall. Can the motivation for a fraud affect how easy or difficult it may be to detect? Why or why not?