keeps the cash. Since the check cannot be recorded, the customer's account is in error. To cover his or her tracks, the clerk credits the customer's account upon receiving a check for an equal or a larger amount from a different customer. Then the clerk credits the second customer's account with the proceeds from the check of still another customer. This falsifying process continues indefinitely, unless the clerk decides to return the embezzled funds. The major risk exposure to the firm from lapping is clearly a loss of funds received from customers. Another risk exposure, however, is that certain accounts receivable records will reflect overstated account balances; consequently, the accounts receivable total that appears in the balance sheet will be overstated.