Fraud continues to be perpetrated and has in many ways grown and expanded in various new and evolving risk areas. As technology continues to advance, so do the methods used to perpetrate fraud. In addition, the fraudster seems to be getting more intelligent and developing innovative ways to plague businesses and individuals.

In today’s digital world, internal controls are a critical element to allow organizations to prevent and detect fraud. Without proper internal controls, the “opportunity” portion of the fraud triangle is exposed. It becomes an area where employees and other professionals can take advantage and perpetrate fraud.

This course reviews the top internal controls organizations can use to prevent and detect fraud. A great deal of information and statistics is taken from the Association of Certified Fraud Report to the Nations. Other good resources include the Kroll Fraud Report and the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations fraud guidance at COSO.org

Learning Objectives
  • Explore the internal control connection to fraud.
  • Discover and examine the characteristics of organizations that fall victim to fraud.
  • Explore the importance of fraud awareness.
  • Identify most frequently used fraud controls.
  • Explore the most successful detection methods for fraud.
  • Discover and examine anti-fraud methods at victim organizations.
Last updated/reviewed: March 25, 2024
302 Reviews (1288 ratings)

Reviews

5
Member's Profile
The course was easy to follow and contained a wealth of knowledge regarding fraud. Presented at a nice pace.

5
Anonymous Author
The course provides a great overview of fraud and methods to mitigate the risk of fraud. Highly recommended for all organizations, leaders to establish the tone at the top, for auditors to ensure companies have these types of internal controls implemented at the company, and for consultants to provide solutions for organizations to mitigate the risk of fraud.

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Anonymous Author
Very informative and interest course. I really liked the slide handouts and videos. It's surprising how prevalent fraud actually is - it's not normally something you think about on a day-to-day basis. This course will change that mentality, however. This course would be excellent for internal/external auditors, as well as corporate accounting professionals.

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Anonymous Author
Very thorough review of fraud mitigation considerations in 2022. It was interesting to learn about the most common types of fraud (fraudulent physical docs was first) and the most successful mitigation methods (surprise surprise, it's good old fashioned management review). Also a good overview of the purposes of data analytics for fraud detection.

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Anonymous Author
This course is helpful and a good refresher. The time allotted is sufficient to cover all the relevant topics associated with the course. The instructor is very good and knowledgeable. The examples provided in each topic is also very helpful and the slides provided is very well summarized. This course is highly recommended.

5
Member's Profile
Great detail and useful examples. Looking forward to listening to the hotline training Lynn references in this fraud training. Good recommendations regarding control options and I appreciate the emphasis on identification and the importance of training. Good tools in this training.

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Anonymous Author
Lynn did a good job explaining the various ways to reduce the risk of fraud and the factors to look for when fraud is committed. I'm surprised how common fraud is committed, so I can definitely see how companies are constantly trying to streamline their security processes.

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Anonymous Author
I am a new internal auditor and found this to be very beneficial to the understanding of my job. However, I think there should be an update to include relevant tips to IT auditors considering the associated risks for fraud related to information security.

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Member's Profile
I found the statistics on methods for detecting fraud at victim organizations to be highly useful. Very useful to have some hard data on the rate of different fraud types, median cost, and most frequent/successful methods for detecting fraud. Thank you.

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Anonymous Author
The is a very informative course. The way in which the concepts are presented is helpful and it is easy to understand. The instructor was engaging and was able to keep this interesting. This course could be useful across many levels of an organization.

5
Member's Profile
This course on Fraud is well structured and provides a good base on fraud awareness, internal controls for fraud, methods used to identify and detect fraud. I enjoyed doing it and now more aware on what I need to look for when it comes to Fraud.

4
Member's Profile
This course provides an overview of the basics regarding fraud detection and fraud awareness. The information is helpful in reminding professionals that internal controls is not a static process but something that must be improved continuously.

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Anonymous Author
I found the course very informative, particular the references to the results of ACFE reports. Fraud is an important concept for all internal auditors and this course does a great job to stress the importance of having strong internal controls.

5
Member's Profile
The course was very clear and informative. I enjoy that Lynn includes the video of herself presenting the information. For visual people like myself, just seeing a bunch of bullet points in a presentation is not very effective.

5
Anonymous Author
Very helpful course that makes you better appreciate the controls in place at companies and realize the risks of not having these controls. Management review is very important too and I was surprised that tips was number one.

5
Member's Profile
A relevant course for organizations to become pro-active regarding fraud. The instructor gave useful methods for organizations to prevent and detect fraud. These methods could save organizations a great deal of money.

5
Anonymous Author
Lynn relays the relationship between Internal Controls and fraud awareness. This was a great refresher and gave ideas on topics we were recently discussing for a smaller company re-enforcing the need for fraud awareness.

5
Anonymous Author
As a Payroll Manager with 140+ separate entities, I am always looking for ways to audit payroll data for fraudulent activity. This course gave me ideas for things we could do to curtail and detect fraudulent activity.

5
Member's Profile
This is an excellent refresher course that I would recommend. It is a good suggestion to keep the slide materials for future reference and is also great for recertification of the CPP. I highly recommend this course.

5
Anonymous Author
This is another excellent course from my favorite instructor. This is a great course for any Accounting/Finance professional to take, to help broaden awareness of the controls needed to mitigate the risk of fraud.

4
Member's Profile
Basic overview of COSO and ACFE Fraud Report. New CFEs may find the content to be beneficial as an overview. If wanting more in-depth - case information, this would not be the course for that level of instruction.

5
Member's Profile
Ms Fountain explains her subjects very well and uses examples that are easy to understand and relevant to the current times. Her slides are clear and easily readable and illustrate the topic perfectly. Thank you!

4
Anonymous Author
A great course on fraud - full of insightful discussion and real-world examples. The data from the fraud survey extremely was well-incorporated! A great course that brings the fraud concept freshly into focus.

5
Anonymous Author
Excellent content. This course really did a good job at getting to the meat and potatoes of the content. The content, context, and multiple modes of representation they provide is highly effective and enjoyable!

5
Anonymous Author
I loved this course. I have never worked in audit or internal control, but this course was a great refresher on fraud. This course has been one of my favorites with Illumeo with very practical information.

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Anonymous Author
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Anonymous Author
Good introductory fraud course which covered a lot of topics. The highlighted charts provided a good visual for emphasizing main points. Enjoyed the course and will take another fraud course in the future.

5
Member's Profile
Very good course on Internal Controls to be used in your company, it will cover real world applications which you should implement or improve to help reduce the liklihood of fraud within your organization.

5
Anonymous Author
The instructor did a great job teaching about fraud and how we can combat them with internal controls in are industry. She did a great job with a high level overview and what that looks like in practice.

5
Anonymous Author
Excellent review of an interesting topic. Much easier to mitigate fraud when leadership takes a supportive approach, and Lynn's course helps to summarize the discussion surrounding. Great job, Lynn!

5
Member's Profile
Very thorough CPE. I really liked how the discussion was framed and the tone for communicating tone at the top. Also, I learned a lot about communicating what works and what doesn't work and why!

5
Member's Profile
This course was a great review of the fraud scenarios and ways to prevent fraud through internal controls including management reviews. no surprise that tips are most helpful in identifying fraud

5
Anonymous Author
Really enjoyed this course. Very thorough and good for novice auditors and as a refresher for experienced ones. Like the instructors thought provoking technique used throughout the presentation.

5
Member's Profile
The course highlighted the ways of preventing and detecting frauds. The various methods of fraud awareness and policy inclusions were pointed out, through which any organisation could benefit.

5
Anonymous Author
This course materials were relevant and very important to my work. The knowledge gained from this course will be very beneficial in my job. I will definitely recommend this course to others.

5
Anonymous Author
This course is helpful to brainstorm improvement of internal control by providing useful information of fraud concealment method, data analytics technique and other action to detect fraud.

5
Anonymous Author
I like everything. She is very knowledgeable and the fact that she has internal audit background really related with me. I am going to register for the fraud risk assessment class for sure.

5
Anonymous Author
this course provides a high level overview for Fraud detection and prevention i would like specific examples of how fraud could have been prevented in companies and what actually occurred

4
Member's Profile
I really liked the breadth of the discussion. It will certainly help in developing fraud policy as well as Fraud prevention programs, including developing employee awareness of red flags

5
Member's Profile
Lynn Fountain combines her experience and knowledge on internal controls then presents this information in a coherent and plain English way. It was very informative and enjoyable.

5
Anonymous Author
The lecture is clear and informative. I thought the information about hotlines was especially interesting, because it is not something you think about always in day to day accounting.

5
Anonymous Author
Good overview. Easy to follow and comprehensive. I like the fact that the content is supported by ACFE statistics, it allows to move from a conceptual level to the reality of things.

5
Anonymous Author
Great primer to fraud awareness, controls and detection. Provided external sources and data points, personal experiences and practical steps for implementing controls and processes.

5
Anonymous Author
Provided great resources to stay up to date in a changing environment. Great insight into reasoning with organizations on the importance of fraud awareness as method of prevention.

5
Member's Profile
Excellent course. Really enjoyed learning about the topics presented here. Instructor was wonderful. Would certainly recommend this course to my friends, family, and colleagues.

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Anonymous Author
This was a great course. The material was broken out into sections making it organized and easy to learn. I appreciated the supplemental documentation that accompanied this course.

5
Anonymous Author
Great introductory course on fraud and the main internal controls that historically help entities lower their fraud risk. Also good for understanding passive & active detection.

5
Anonymous Author
Fraud can occur in various contexts, including business, finance, insurance, online transactions, and personal relationships. There are many different types of fraud, including

5
Anonymous Author
This course was a great overview of Internal Controls to detect and prevent fraud. It was good to review and learn more about prevention and what steps management needs to do.

5
Member's Profile
Interesting course. Provide basic knowledge on fraud and very useful ideas on how preventing or detecting fraud that actually can be applied in practical business environment

4
Anonymous Author
Great lecture! Overall the concepts were very familiar in my line of work but it was nice to have Lynn's take on Data Analytics as it relates to fraud detection. Great work!

5
Member's Profile
The Fraud-Focus on Internal Controls to Prevent and Detect Fraud was a beneficial course, because of how serious fraud has become in the work place, and in everyday life.

5
Anonymous Author
The course is very well written and presented with plenty of examples and guidance on how one can improve IC within an organization to prevent fraud. Excellent course!

5
Anonymous Author
Good pace and content. Some key learning points provided about fraud prevention that I was not aware of and useful stat's that can be used for persuading management.

5
Anonymous Author
I liked this course as I found that it was very informative and a great refresher on all the many methods and ways in which fraud can occur and be prevented as well.

5
Anonymous Author
Excellent instructor! She provided good examples and details of the elements of effective fraud awareness and the top controls to implement to reduce fraud losses.

5
Member's Profile
Fraud: Focus on Internal Controls to Prevent and Detect Fraud is a good overview course. The instructor used good examples and highlighted good outside resources.

5
Member's Profile
Lynn is a very knowledgeable and effective instructor. The topic and examples were interesting. I think every employee in a company could benefit from this coarse.

4
Anonymous Author
The speaker discussed a great deal about the different concealment methods. This is a good wake-up call for management to pro-actively manage their fraud risks.

5
Anonymous Author
This course inspired me to strengthen our fraud detection program. I particularly liked Ms. Fountain's ideas for fraud awareness, data analytics, and detection.

5
Member's Profile
Excellent course, very informative. Course captured strong anti-fraud culture, appropriate responses to fraud and what has also shown to be rather ineffective.

5
Anonymous Author
This course provided a helpful overview of the importance of internal controls. It also provided reminders of how vital 'hotlines' are in detecting fraud.

5
Member's Profile
Very informative, utilizing ACFE recommended and supported Fraud methods. It is focused and to the point without any unnecessary strolls out to left field.

5
Member's Profile
Great course. Very informative. If I had to do over, I would take a short break of about 5 minutes or so in the middle to give my mind a little break.

5
Member's Profile
This course was a nice introduction to fraud as it relates to internal controls. The fraud detection portion was very helpful to me and my organization.

5
Member's Profile
Very well structured and with a good amount of depth. Particularly like the reliance on outside information. It brought validity to the information.

5
Member's Profile
An excellent introduction to understanding fraud and the basic elements that companies should have in place to detect and prevent fraudulent activity.

5
Member's Profile
This webinar has given me several tips to work on getting a fraud detection policy written. Thanks for the opportunity to receive this information.

5
Anonymous Author
Thank you very much! Another great course from Lynn. It can be useful for stuff responsible for implementation of internal controls and management.

5
Anonymous Author
Fraud: Focus on Internal Controls to Prevent and Detact Fraud is a great course. Tips provided in this course could be very useful and valuable.

4
Anonymous Author
Good overview of the topic of fraud, including the occurrence, controls and detection of opportunities for fraud. Easy to understand and follow.

5
Anonymous Author
This course is a full overview of fraud detection and makes a really strong case for ensuring my organization is implementing controls properly.

4
Anonymous Author
I like the speed of the recording and the documents shared. It will be better to provide more real life examples by going through the concepts.

5
Anonymous Author
Great refresher on internal controls with a focus on preventing and detecting fraud in organizations. Concise and easy to understand material.

5
Member's Profile
This course is helpful in recognizing potential issues and risks. Management must have a routine of critiquing and improving internal controls

4
Member's Profile
This is a well laid out review of fraud and internal controls. I found it helpful and can apply some of the knowledge to my current position.

4
Member's Profile
It covers key internal control concepts to detect and prevent fraud. I like the fact that, it is presented in a simple and intuitive manner.

5
Member's Profile
Great course; well taught and clear information. Enjoyed the content as it was relevant with more than just fraud; but other items as well.

5
Member's Profile
Extremely informative material and brought enthusiasm to strengthening the use of data analytics to examine potential instances of fraud.

5
Anonymous Author
I really enjoyed this course. it was very informative! I understand the fraud detection techniques and how important internal controls are.

5
Anonymous Author
A very helpful course providing insighe into fraud types. Again emphasizing the need for internal controls to help mitigate risk of fraud.

5
Anonymous Author
Very informative course on fraud prevention and detection. I also liked that data analytics are included and talked about in proper depth.

4
Member's Profile
This course helps clearly define internal controls in relation to fraud. Course overview is clear, easy to understand and structured well!

5
Anonymous Author
very well said. topics were relevant and well researched. speaker was great at getting the point across in a timely and efficient manner.

5
Member's Profile
This course was beneficial and informative. It helped me a lot in refreshing my knowledge regarding fraud triangle and detection methods.

5
Member's Profile
It remind me again that well established internal control system in a company contribute to protect a company from any wrong incident.

4
Member's Profile
I liked the course. Some of the anecdotes didn't include enough detail and seemed contrived but largely added to the presentation.

5
Member's Profile
I liked that she is easy to understand. It would be very beneficial to someone just entering a risk or internal audit type position

4
Member's Profile
Great course review on internal controls and preventing fraud. Lists some important information on preventing and detecting fraud.

5
Anonymous Author
Good information for detecting fraud. A good reminder of internal controls that should be in place to help detect & prevent fraud.

4
Member's Profile
This course is a good reminder to implement fraud prevention measures. It reminded me of the documentary, All the Queen's Horses.

4
Anonymous Author
The course provides a good overview of the importance of fraud awareness for a company and various techniques in detecting fraud.

5
Anonymous Author
this was a very useful and practical course with good examples of controls and red flags. It provides insight on why fraud occurs

5
Member's Profile
I really learned a lot about the internal control methods and effectiveness to prevent fraud at different types of institutions.

4
Member's Profile
Good overview of ACFE information and fraud analysis. Course put i perspective the importance of active fraud methods nowadays.

5
Member's Profile
Interesting course on Fraud Basics. Easy to understand and assess. Good examples of different techniques companies can use.

5
Anonymous Author
The course did a nice job of outlining the foundation of fraud and the various techniques/tools to identify and detect fraud.

5
Member's Profile
The course provide very informative methods of preventing and detecting fraud. This course also provide very helpful examples

5
Member's Profile
I you want to learn about fraud and internal controls then this is the course for you. Great content and easy to understand.

5
Anonymous Author
Ms. Fountain is very knowledgeable about the subject, easy to understand, and has an organized, well summarized presentation.

5
Anonymous Author
I like Lynn's courses. She opens yours eyes to potential fraud issues and gives great ideas on how to improve your controls.

5
Anonymous Author
Informative course about fraud that all employees should take since we are all responsible to do our part. A good reminder.

5
Member's Profile
Very thorough discussion of fraud prevention and detection. Good examples of various control methodologies and approaches.

5
Member's Profile
Excellent course on internal controls. A great overview of the importance and use of controls to prevent and detect fraud.

5
Member's Profile
Fraud, focus on ICs to Prevent and Detect Fraud was a great course. This is a great way to refresh my ACFE certification!

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Anonymous Author
This was a great class that provided a thorough overview of fraud and what can be done in an organization to avoid fraud.

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Anonymous Author
Lynn, as always, did a great job at presenting on this topic. She kept me engaged while effectively going over all topics.

5
Anonymous Author
The course was like a refresher on Fraud. Nothing surprised me. New incoming auditors would gain a lot from this training.

5
Anonymous Author
Good course and good content

5
Anonymous Author
Great course to get an understanding of the impact of Fraud to a company and high level ways to detect and prevent fraud.

4
Anonymous Author
A worthwhile course which I found very informative on the topic of fraud and the controls used to prevent and detect it.

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Member's Profile
INTERESTING STATISTICS AND DETECTION POLICIES - CONTINUALLY CHANGING CLIMATE AND CHALLENGES

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Anonymous Author
A great course! I particularly appreciated knowing how data analytics play a vital role as a fraud mitigation tool.

5
Anonymous Author
Great course and reminder of the importance of internal controls and controls that specifically address fraud risks.

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Anonymous Author
Great course! Easy to understand. The materials were quite detailed and made the final exam simple to work through.

5
Member's Profile
Very informative and I continue to enjoy Ms. Fountain's conversational style with interesting anecdotes throughout.

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Anonymous Author
Highly recommended this course for auditors learning to look for fraud gaps and analyzing organizational controls.

5
Member's Profile
Good wording, easy to understand, well explained on fraud detection method, nice examples are used, great webinar.

5
Anonymous Author
Very good information! Very important to keep your team informed on an action plan to prevent and identify fraud.

5
Anonymous Author
This course was very interesting and caught my attention during the entire training. Thank you for providing it.

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Anonymous Author
same comment as before. not sure why i need to write a review comment. For what it's worth, i enjoyed Lynn.

5
Anonymous Author
Everyone should watch this training. Provides a good overview of fraud and is applicable to all organizations.

5
Member's Profile
This is a solid course. Takes a deep dive into IC for fraud. I learned concepts I was unaware of. Thank you.

5
Anonymous Author
Excellent course for audit & anti-fraud professionals at any experience level but especially for beginners.

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Anonymous Author
Легко читается, легко усваивается. Спасибо, было интересно.

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Anonymous Author
Stated learning objectives were met. Very informative. The tutor delivered a very good lecture/presentation.

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Anonymous Author
This was worth taking for a fraud refresher, especially id you work in an area where fraud is a true threat

4
Member's Profile
Great review regarding Fraud and what to look for to detect Fraud. Highly recommended course for auditors.

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Anonymous Author
This was a great a refresher and provide background data. I was hoping for more current stats than 2016.

5
Member's Profile
I have taken other similar courses, but this one introduced some new concepts, which I greatly appreciate.

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Anonymous Author
Easy to follow and concise. Nice to complete at my own pace. Did not interfere with normal work schedule.

5
Member's Profile
This course was thorough and thought provoking, so much so that I have a list of action items to revisit.

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Anonymous Author
The course was beneficial to gaining an understanding of fraud prevention and detection within a company.

5
Anonymous Author
Excellent presentation! I will definitely implement a lot of approaches that I learned to my daily work.

4
Member's Profile
A good learning experience for individuals interest in professional development as a practicing auditor.

5
Member's Profile
good overview of the topic. highlights important proactive steps and provides examples of bad practice.

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Anonymous Author
Helpful and practical information for today's audit professional that helps add value to audit clients.

5
Anonymous Author
A very thoughtful and well presented overview of the topic with practical and thought-provoking advice.

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Anonymous Author
Great course, covered the essentials of the topic and the price was great as well, would recommend it!

5
Member's Profile
Good review of fraud and internal controls. The Detention techniques and statistics were interesting.

5
Anonymous Author
I liked to learn about some statistics related to fraud and best practices how to timely catch fraud.

5
Anonymous Author
This course was a solid overview of fraud. The content on the use of data analytics was very useful.

5
Anonymous Author
Very detailed review. Instructor provided real-world examples that made this topic more interesting.

5
Anonymous Author
Excellent course content providing an in-depth review of fraud awareness, controls, and detection.

5
Member's Profile
great way to understand the meaning of fraud and where to look out in the internal control function

5
Anonymous Author
This is a wonderful course for a beginner and I enjoyed doing it. Very informative and descriptive

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Anonymous Author
Interesting data on real frauds perpetrated and how they were discovered. Hotline seems to be key.

5
Member's Profile
The course was very informative. Topics are relevant and applicable to every workplace. Thank you!

5
Member's Profile
This course provided helpful information to help detect and prevent fraud within an organization.

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Anonymous Author
Very relevant course material. Easy to follow examples and applicable. I appreciate the updates.

5
Member's Profile
Thoughtful course that remind me with the Fraud Triangle that came with a small overview on ACFE.

5
Member's Profile
The course was helpful and the level of detail provided enough information for my level of need.

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Member's Profile
Provided good information from the ACFE 2016 report on fraud prevention and detection statistics.

5
Member's Profile
good overview. quiz is difficult and knowledge is expected to be high. should take this annually.

5
Anonymous Author
Informative and very useful course that outlines audits and controls to detect and prevent fraud.

5
Member's Profile
Good overview for this topic. I recommend to others interested in fraud prevention and detection.

5
Member's Profile
I'm doing this course while two guys in my department are California Dreamin'. Move back there!

5
Anonymous Author
Very insightful with some very useful sources of additional information that will come in handy.

5
Anonymous Author
I like this topic and the instructor did a good job with real life examples which I appreciated.

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Member's Profile
This course provides an understanding of types of fraud and methods to prevent and detect fraud.

5
Anonymous Author
Thorough explanation of concealment methods and what organizations can do to best prevent fraud.

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Anonymous Author
In this course there are some interesting tips on fraud controls that I would like to practice.

5
Member's Profile
Great course and highly recommended in today's ever changing technology and fraud occurrences.

5
Member's Profile
Excellent course. this class provided really good insights into fraud techniques and detection.

5
Member's Profile
Some different perspectives on the fraud prevention courses I have taken before. Interesting.

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Anonymous Author
Lynn is a great instructor. I look forward to hearing and seeing more of her exciting content.

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Member's Profile
Good job tying real life statistics to the data being covered. This makes it more meaningful.

5
Anonymous Author
Great fraud course with ACFE backed data. Good refresher for CFE's. Perfect class for CFE CPEs

5
Member's Profile
The lecture was interesting, and the lecturer seemed invested in the discussion. Great class.

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Anonymous Author
very good information and processes that every company should put into place to prevent fraud

5
Member's Profile
Interesting overview class on preventing and detecting fraud. Good slides and presentation.

5
Anonymous Author
The course was easy to follow. It covered a great deal of material, but summarized it well.

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Anonymous Author
This was a very thorough training on ways to prevent and detect fraud for internal controls.

5
Member's Profile
This was a good course I learned a lot and it was useful for my career. Go lynn once again.

5
Member's Profile
This was a good review for this area. It is amazing how technically more advanced it now is.

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Anonymous Author
The statistics regarding companies subject to fraud are very interesting. Good presentation.

5
Member's Profile
This course was easy to take. and the supporting materials helped in passing the final exam.

5
Anonymous Author
Very good and cohesive language. Provided with great ideas to incorporate in future testing.

5
Anonymous Author
Good and holistic overview of fraud. Relevant to auditors, risk management personnel, etc.

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Anonymous Author
This course gave good pointers on how to facilitate anti-fraud measures in an organization.

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Anonymous Author
Good to see that the data being presented had been updated with ACFE report to the Nations.

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Member's Profile
This course is very helpful in understanding the most effective types of fraud prevention.

5
Anonymous Author
This class was very Comprehensive and had so much information. Very insightful information

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Anonymous Author
Helpful information for building fraud controls in an organization that values anti fraud.

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Anonymous Author
Very informative. I recommend this course to others to improve ones knowledge. Thank you!

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Anonymous Author
Lynn is an excellent trainer. I enjoy taking her courses. This topic is an important one.

5
Anonymous Author
Another great course by Lynn! Lots of good information broken down in digestible pieces.

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Member's Profile
very good review. Instructor was good. All employees would benefit from this course.

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Anonymous Author
Good material The instructor gave in a simple and interesting way I liked it Thank you

5
Member's Profile
Helps me realize how much is involved in putting together the audits and reviews we do.

5
Member's Profile
This is a very good course for the beginner level fraud analysts and internal auditors.

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Anonymous Author
Interesting insights into fraud detection and current analysis ont that important topic

5
Member's Profile
Clear and informative. Lecture prepares for test. Good support and external references.

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Anonymous Author
I find this to be informative and I will recommend this to my colleagues and Coworkers

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Member's Profile
Good and well structured lesson. But, it was too fast for native-speakers. Thank you.

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Anonymous Author
This class was very informative. I enjoyed viewing all of the data trends. Thank you!!

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Anonymous Author
Very informative and helpful. Internal controls are important in every organization.

5
Anonymous Author
A very good course on a very relevant topic. I was very interested in this subject.

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Member's Profile
Overall a very productive course in understanding fraud and things to watch out for!

5
Anonymous Author
This course had insightful information. The instructor conveyed the concepts well!

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Anonymous Author
I really enjoyed this course!!! Very good information and was presented very well.

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Anonymous Author
Very informative courses. Recommended to others, I don't have anything else to add.

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Member's Profile
A lot of good fraud information, interesting statistics, and good recommendations.

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Anonymous Author
Good course with basic internal controls information. Slides had good data also.

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Anonymous Author
Nice course with very good content. Source materials provide a lot of great info.

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Anonymous Author
Very information. Appreciate the level of detail. Real world examples are helpful

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Anonymous Author
Very eye opening course and put lots of things into perspective. Great refresher!

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Anonymous Author
This was a good course on what fraud is and how it can be detected and prevented

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Member's Profile
The course was delivered in a meaningful sequence and highlighted the objective.

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Anonymous Author
The course could have been delivered in one hour. A bit too long for the content

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Member's Profile
Very good instructor, keeps you engaged throughout the course, very good slides.

5
Member's Profile
very informative and great tips on how to identify and mitigate potential fraud.

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Anonymous Author
Excellent course. Lot of material presented in an interesting format, thank you.

5
Member's Profile
This is a great course! I learned a lot, and my confidence is much higher now.

5
Member's Profile
Great information that will challenge your thinking. I like the course content.

5
Member's Profile
Great trainer. Great content. Great course. I would recommend this to my peers.

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Anonymous Author
Engaging material and presentation - but, could have been shorter than 2 hours.

5
Member's Profile
really great information and very informative. this instructor is always great

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Anonymous Author
Wonderful Course with great information delivered in a perfect way - Thank you!

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Member's Profile
This course gave great examples of methods to put into place to prevent fraud.

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Anonymous Author
Good information. Very helpful. Worth the time it takes to listen and review.

5
Member's Profile
I enjoyed this course. It taught me a lot about fraud and internal controls.

5
Member's Profile
great content. I will definitely recommend to organizations and colleagues.

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Anonymous Author
Overall this was a good course in my opinion, highlights a lot of ACFE rules.

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Member's Profile
I liked the course but would have loved to dive deeper in some of the topics.

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Anonymous Author
Will thought out detailed course. Creates ideas for immediate implementation.

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Anonymous Author
Good basic review of fraud techniques that you might find in a 2 hour course.

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Anonymous Author
I've listend to her other fraud courses so it really is nice to get an update

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Anonymous Author
ICs are a critical element to allow organizations to prevent and detect fraud

5
Member's Profile
Good information on Friday and more importantly fraud prevention techniques.

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Member's Profile
I felt this course was very informative. A lot of information, but helpful.

5
Member's Profile
This course provides a detailed materials on preventing and detecting fraud.

5
Anonymous Author
Hotline tips were my biggest takeaway along with great data analytics tips.

5
Anonymous Author
this was a great course that has helped better my understanding of fraud

5
Anonymous Author
Material was clear and concise and course was easy to follow, thank you.

4
Anonymous Author
High overview of fraud and reasons why fraud occurs within organizations.

4
Anonymous Author
I really enjoyed this course or internal controls and fraud prevention.

5
Member's Profile
Really helpful to learn about how data analytics can help detect fraud.

4
Member's Profile
Great content and updated information on data analytics and techniques.

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Anonymous Author
Slides had old data and some misspellings but otherwise was interesting.

5
Anonymous Author
Great examples & explaining the "why" of how these things are important

5
Anonymous Author
This is a great course regarding the importance of internal controls.

5
Anonymous Author
The course was awesome and presented in a very clear and concise manner

4
Anonymous Author
Great introduction to fraud and importance of controls to mitigate it.

4
Member's Profile
Very comprehensive and well-written update on fraud/internal controls.

3
Anonymous Author
interactive and useful courses that includes different fraud scenarios

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Anonymous Author
Great overview of fraud concepts and the ACFE's Report to the Nations.

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Anonymous Author
I am an forensic accountant and this lecture is so helpful for my work

5
Anonymous Author
Interesting topic and good advice on how to help clients prevent fraud

5
Anonymous Author
Definitely recommend. Good information presented by a great trainer!

4
Member's Profile
very important subject and nicely explained for batter understanding.

4
Anonymous Author
Liked how the ACFE data was presented and the discussions behind it.

5
Anonymous Author
Good recommendations and tips to use in workplace, relevant examples

5
Member's Profile
Informative and interesting course. Enjoyed learning this material.

5
Anonymous Author
The material was clear, direct and relevant to current environment.

3
Member's Profile
Good coverage of topics and material Simple and easy to understand

5
Member's Profile
I liked learning about the most common ways that fraud is detected.

5
Member's Profile
great course. Lynn is very knowledgeable and didactic. Great job!!!

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Anonymous Author
Information was clear and concise. Very helpful. Would recommend.

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Anonymous Author
super super long slides. i learned few new things from this course.

5
Anonymous Author
The information in this course was presented clearly and consicely.

5
Member's Profile
Ms. Fountain is a thoughtful, thorough and informative instructor.

5
Member's Profile
Interesting to learn about fraud and how to mitigate effectively.

5
Member's Profile
Great statistics and recommendations of methods to prevent fraud.

5
Anonymous Author
Great course for learning about fraud and anti-fraud techniques.

5
Anonymous Author
Excellent class for introducing the concepts of managing Fraud

5
Member's Profile
Good course. This was at the right level for a non-practioner.

5
Member's Profile
Lots of interesting data here regarding Fraud and detection.

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Anonymous Author
This was a good in-depth discussion on fraud identification.

4
Member's Profile
Good course. I recommend for everybody to enroll this course.

5
Member's Profile
I enjoyed the detail description of fraud detection methods

5
Member's Profile
Great course, would recommend to others who need a refresher.

5
Anonymous Author
Good course and training. Objective completed thank you.

5
Anonymous Author
Good course and even better questions. Logically organized.

5
Member's Profile
Helpful course, and I appreciate having updated information!

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Member's Profile
Great review and reminder about fraud detection techniques.

5
Anonymous Author
I would recommend the course as it provides good learnings!

5
Anonymous Author
Another great course from Lynn on fraud - very insightful.

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Anonymous Author
The instructor provides good overview of the information.

5
Member's Profile
This course was very informative and easy to understand.

5
Anonymous Author
Great course of fraud, I found it to be very informative.

5
Anonymous Author
Great course learned a lot appreciate the visual diagrams

4
Anonymous Author
good, easy to follow, presenter was good, great wonderful

5
Anonymous Author
Complete summary of controls to prevent and detect fraud

5
Member's Profile
It was very informative with a lot of great information.

5
Anonymous Author
Great Course... I learned a lot when it comes to Fraud.

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Anonymous Author
well thought out and acceptable for cpe review purposes

5
Member's Profile
Very thorough review which provides current information

5
Member's Profile
Lots of information. Very well organized and presented.

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Anonymous Author
i learned a lot about fraud with regards to IC. Thanks.

5
Member's Profile
this lady is good and very interesting. Easy to learn.

4
Member's Profile
Presenter was thorough and course content appropriate.

5
Member's Profile
There are lots of details about fraud in this course.

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Anonymous Author
This was a good class and a solid refresher for work.

5
Anonymous Author
great experience very good material to learn and grow

5
Member's Profile
This course was a good refresher on fraud detection.

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Anonymous Author
Thanks for the course. enjoyed it. good overview.

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Anonymous Author
Some really helpful ideas and good background info.

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Anonymous Author
Good class. Some concrete examples would be nice.

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Anonymous Author
nice review of KEYS TO TO PREVENT AND DETECT FRAUD

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Member's Profile
Very imformative into fraud and internal controls.

5
Anonymous Author
All good except repeat question in the final exam.

Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Intermediate
No Advanced Preparation or Prerequisites are needed for this course. However, it is recommended to take the other courses in the series prior to completing this one.
Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
Course Questions and Answers(3 Questions)
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Hello Lynn. I really enjoyed your presentation. Do you cover in another course what to do when a company has found fraud? I am guessing there would be a list of procedures & rules of evidence to follow. Thank you

Member's Profile

Hi Bev. Thank you for the note. I have a whole series of courses in fact I have a certificate program on Fraud with Illumeo. If you look at the certificate program you will see manybof my Fraud courses. A couple are private just for certificate subscribers. But I have at least 20 hours of courses open on Fraud. The best way to find them is to see the certificate link highly suggest the certificate course if your budget allows.

Member's Profile

not sure if i filled out the valuation correctly, taken earlier today.
i should have filled out all "excellent". i suspect i completed the wrong end of the spectrum. i apologize if i did.

Instructor for this course
Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  Introduction to Fraud: Focus on Internal Controls to Prevent and Detect Fraud5:22
Prevent and Detect Fraud
  Internal Control Connection to Fraud8:28
  A Decade of Fraud3:42
  Red Flags12:46
  Fraud Awareness17:00
  Internal Control Connection7:35
  Concealment 8:57
  Internal Control Implemented at Victim Organization18:27
  Management Review and Hotlines15:00
  Fraudulent Documents6:21
  Document Destruction4:05
  Fraudulent JES and Other Controls6:36
  Detection10:05
CONCLUSION
  Summary1:58
CONTINUOUS PLAY
  Fraud: Focus on Internal Controls to Prevent and Detect Fraud Continuous Play2:06:22
Supporting Materials
  Slides: Fraud - Focus on Internal Controls to Prevent and Detect FraudPDF
  Fraud - Focus on Internal Controls to Prevent and Detect Fraud Glossary/IndexPDF
REVIEW AND TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam