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Fundamentals of Becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

Online
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

This course on CFE allows you to learn the basics of fraud examination and prepare for the ACFE's CFE examination. Certified Fraud Examiner is an essential professional field, and CFEs help combat fraud, especially the ones related to finances. With our short course on CFE, students can explore different aspects of this profession, describe different concepts related to fraud, such as the fraud tree and the fraud triangle, and understand the method of conducting fraud examination. The course also takes a look at ethical dilemmas from real-world examples.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID192170
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Describe the fraud triangle, its three components, and the connections between them
• Identify the five main components of the fraud tree
• Outline the steps in which a fraud examination is conducted
• Discuss the methodology of conducting a fraud examination from the fraud examiner's point of view
• State the importance of internal controls in mitigating fraud and the qualities of effective fraud prevention programs
• Summarize the process of taking an ACFE Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) examination
• Define all the significant terms that are part of the fraud tree
• Explain the term "fraud" and its major prevalent forms
• Describe ethical dilemmas fraud examiners have to face during their careers and the ways they can deal with them
Course Code1054

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