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Fraud Schemes

Discover weaknesses that open organizations to potential fraud risks
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Course: On-Demand
Intermediate Provider KnowledgeCity  7 chapters ·  18 Lessons ·  43m  in Arabic, English, Spanish 

Course Description

In their efforts to battle against fraud, many organizations implement fraud prevention schemes to deter would-be fraudsters. Organizations now feel the need to proactively identify areas of potential risk and develop mitigation strategies. This online training course reviews the responsibilities and ethics involved in preventing fraudulent actions. When it comes to valuable employee training content, a section for fraud prevention schemes is considered invaluable.

What You'll Learn

  • Identify areas of potential fraud risk and develop mitigation strategies
  • Recognize phishing and telephone fraud schemes such as vishing and SMiShing
  • Examine embezzlement and mortgage fraud, including their types and how they work
  • Detect internet fraud, accounting fraud, and credit card fraud
  • Understand ATM skimming and basic wire fraud schemes
  • Apply the responsibilities and ethics involved in preventing fraudulent actions

Key Takeaways

  • Many organizations implement fraud prevention schemes to deter would-be fraudsters.
  • Organizations feel the need to proactively identify areas of potential risk and develop mitigation strategies.
  • The course reviews the responsibilities and ethics involved in preventing fraudulent actions.
  • A section for fraud prevention schemes is considered invaluable employee training content.
  • The course covers detection, investigation, and prosecution across various fraud types.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Fraud Schemes course cover?

It reviews the responsibilities and ethics involved in preventing fraudulent actions, covering schemes such as phishing, telephone fraud (vishing and SMiShing), embezzlement, mortgage fraud, internet fraud, accounting fraud, credit card fraud, ATM skimming, and basic wire fraud, along with their detection, investigation, and prosecution.

Who is this course for?

It is intended as employee training content for organizations that want to proactively identify areas of potential fraud risk and develop mitigation strategies to deter would-be fraudsters.

What skills does this course help build?

It supports skills in compliance training, fraud investigation, fraud and abuse control information systems, fraud prevention and detection, loss prevention, and certified fraud specialist competencies.

What types of fraud schemes are explained in detail?

The course explains types of embezzlement and types of mortgage fraud, along with how various schemes work, plus their detection, investigation, and prosecution.