Fraud Investigations
Combat Fraud With Effective Investigations
To minimize the disruption caused by fraud, your organization needs to ensure fraudulent incidents are effectively identified, documented, and investigated.
This course equips you with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the complexities of fraud investigations. You will gain a deep understanding of fraud detection, the investigator’s responsibilities, and the investigative process. The program covers key fraud typologies, red flags, evidence-gathering techniques, and technologies used in analysis. It also addresses factors influencing investigation outcomes, the importance of documentation, and the post-investigation process.
Fraud Investigations Course Content
This Fraud Investigations Certificate online course enables professionals to identify, document, and resolve fraudulent incidents using effective investigative skills, communication, and techniques.
You’ll learn to
- Recognise the importance of fraud detection, understand the roles and responsibilities of a fraud investigator, and navigate the investigations process
- Identify common fraud typologies and their associated red flags
- Gather and analyse evidence using a range of investigative techniques, methods, and technologies
- Understand the factors that bring an investigation to a close, meet documentation requirements, assess potential outcomes, and manage post-investigation steps
Key course topics
- The importance of fraud detection, the roles and responsibilities of a fraud investigator, and the fraud investigations process
- Common fraud typologies and the red flags associated with them
- How to gather and analyze evidence using various investigative techniques, methods, and technologies
- The factors that could conclude an investigation, documentation requirements and potential investigation outcomes, and the post-investigation process
Intended audience
This fraud investigations training course is for professionals at financial institutions and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) who are currently working in, or considering, fraud-related roles. It’s also suitable for those in anti-financial crime (AFC) positions looking to enhance their fraud expertise. This includes:
- Professionals working on anti-fraud teams across prevention, detection, and fraud response
- Managers and supervisors overseeing fraud teams
- Fraud officers, investigators, and other fraud specialist roles responsible for executing and managing anti-fraud programs
- Professionals auditing fraud controls
- Technology and product specialists supporting anti-fraud measures
Course structure
- Online and self-paced
- Four hours of coursework
- Complete within four weeks
- 20-question final assessment
- Results available immediately
Next steps
The Fraud Investigations Certificate is one of five fraud certificates that make up our Certified Anti-Fraud Specialist (CAFS) program. If you complete each of the certificates and pass the proctored exam, you will earn the CAFS designation. Find out more about becoming CAFS-certified here.
FAQs
ACAMS is a leading international membership organization dedicated to providing opportunities for anti-financial crime (AFC) education to AFC professionals. Our certificate training courses are written by subject matter experts and are recognized globally by leading financial institutions and regulators.
Currently, this Fraud Investigations certificate course is offered in Arabic, English, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish.
Pricing
- Access your self-paced online course
- 400 hours of training webinars live and on demand
- Practitioner toolkits and best practice guides
- Perspectives from 115,000+ global members
- Discounts on all ACAMS products