Key Learning Points:

What fraud can be defined as
What the two primary motivators for fraud are
How to recognise red flags that someone may be committing fraud
How to identify when fraud is being committed
How to detect and prevent fraud
How to investigate and report suspected fraud

Try a Demo Get a Quote

Course Overview

There are many different types of fraud. It is important to have a thorough understanding about fraud, its primary motivators, red flags to suggest fraud and how to identify and report suspected fraud.

Our Fraud Awareness online course is designed to help employees protect themselves and the organisation they belong to against the serious impact of fraud. It details the main motivations behind committing fraud and raises awareness about different types of fraud and how to spot, investigate, and report fraudulent activity.

Course Details

Course duration: 45 minutes
Available in 4 Languages

English French Portuguese Spanish
CPD certified
Final assessment to pass the course
Certificate on completion
Regular course updates

Download PDF

Course Contents

This eLearning course on Fraud Awareness is broken down into the following modules.

What is Fraud?

This opening module explores what fraud is, the three ways in which it can be committed, who is most likely to commit an offence and why. Having a clear understanding of the definition of fraud and what forms it might take when it is committed are fundamental step to enable learners to identify and report fraudulent activities.

Types of Fraud

This module covers the different types of fraud. There are three key types of fraud category. The different ways of committing fraud have greatly increased. We live in an age of data-enabled fraud where fraudsters are accessing and abusing personal and business data. Knowing about these ways is important for stopping them.

Detecting and Preventing Fraud

The most important consequence of good fraud awareness is the ability to prevent it from happening, and to detect it quickly when it does happen. This module looks at fraud detection and its importance, the red flags to look out for that indicate a possible fraud problem and how to prevent yourself becoming a victim of fraud.

Reporting and Investigation

The final module explores the process of reporting and investigating fraud. It covers the topics of whistleblowing, enforcement and conviction. It is vitally important that employees are aware of the correct processes for speaking up if they suspect fraud and how their complaints will be dealt with in a professional environment.

Who Should Take This Course?

This eLearning course on Fraud Awareness is recommended for all employees including:

Full-time employees
Part-time employees
Managers
Supervisors
Directors

The Assessment

Learners are assessed with multiple-choice questions that cover all of the material presented in the What is Fraud, Types of Fraud, Detecting and Preventing Fraud and Reporting and Investigation modules.

They must answer 80% of the questions correctly to complete the course. Learners can also take the assessment again to improve their score.

2 Ways of Purchasing

You can purchase our courses individually or for even better value you can purchase the complete range of Compliance, Health and Safety or Performance Management courses in one neat bundle.

1. Individual Licenses

If you buy courses on an individual bases you pay a price per learner, per course per year. You can run these courses on your own LMS if Xapi/SCORM compliant or you can take them.

See Prices

Recommended

2. Complete Bundle

Buy all of the Compliance, Health and Safety or Performance Management courses in one great value package and receive unlimited benefits.

See Prices

1. Individual Pricing

Number of Learners	Cost (per year)
1 - 10	29 / per learner
11 - 20	25 / per learner
21 - 50	20 / per learner
51 - 100	15 / per learner
101 - 150	10 / per learner
150+	POA

Exchange rates are updated regularly but are only intended as a guide.

Get a Quote

2. Complete Bundle Pricing

If you buy all the Compliance, Health & Safety or Performance Management in a complete bundle, all features come as standard, no matter the size of your organisation!

Number of Learners	Cost (per year)
1 - 100	30 / per learner
101 - 200	25 / per learner
201 - 300	21 / per learner
301 - 400	18 / per learner
401 - 500	15 / per learner
501 - 750	12.50 / per learner
751 - 1000	10 / per learner
1001 - 2500	8 / per learner
2501 - 5000	6 / per learner
5000 - 10,000	5 / per learner
10,000 +	POA

Included Features

All courses in our catalogue
New courses added regularly
Branded, downloadable posters
Customise Course Content for Your Team
Astute eLearning Platform
Regular course updates
Dedicated Account Manager
Unlimited help desk support

Exchange rates are updated regularly but are only intended as a guide. Prices are based on a 2 year contract.

Get a Quote

Anti Fraud Training

Fraud is a very serious business, and with consequences ranging from fines to imprisonment it's more important than ever that employees understand and can comply with the law. All organisations have a responsibility to educate members of staff against committing fraud, and also how to spot others who may be committing an offence and what to do about it.

Training makes sure everybody is on-guard against fraudulent practices and knows what to do should they occur.

FAQ's

If you have any questions that are not covered here, please get in touch.

Get in Touch

What are the types of fraud?

Both, individuals and businesses at large, are vulnerable to fraud. Some of the common types of fraud which affect businesses are corporate fraud including accounting fraud, asset misappropriation and tax evasion, cyber fraud and financial fraud. Whereas individuals are susceptible to identity fraud, credit card fraud and benefit fraud.

What is fraud by false representation?

Section 2 of the UK Fraud Act 2006 specifies the offence of fraud by false representation. An individual who commits fraud by false representation is often guilty of making false representation with the objective of gaining a benefit for either themselves or another individual, at the expense of a loss for the business.

What is the UK Fraud Act 2006?

The UK Fraud Act 2006 (the Act) came into force on 15 January 2007 and applies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The maximum penalty for an offence under Sections 6 and 11 of the UK Fraud Act is 12 months' imprisonment on summary conviction and 5 years' imprisonment on conviction on indictment.

7 Day Instant FREE Trial

Try this course, plus all our other courses free for 7 days!

Try a Demo

Fraud Awareness