Fraud Case Studies: Schemes and Controls

Tuesday, June 18 9:00am - 12:30pm EDT

Virtual

4.00 Credits

Member Price $219.00

Non-Member Price $309.00

Overview

You could pay $0 for this course!
This qualifies for reimbursement through the State Workforce Training Express Fund. Firms/companies with fewer than 100 staff will receive 100% reimbusement, and firms/companies with over 100 staff will receive 50% reimbursement. You must register for this course and apply for reimbursement through the Workforce Training Express Fund website three weeks in advance to be eligible. The course code for this program is C-8751. To learn more click here or contact Julia Ekelund at jekelund@mscpaonline.org.

Fraud is prevalent - especially since COVID-19 relief packages passed by legislatures around the world opened the till. The overwhelming majority of fraud cases are never publicized. In this course we will build on our knowledge of why people commit fraud to dissect the schemes and discuss transactional controls to help stop fraud faster.

Highlights

Recent fraud cases Common fraud schemes perpetrated by those within and outside victim organizations Consider the lessons learned Best practices to further our fraud prevention

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

CPAs in public practice and industry who wish to educate clients or colleagues further on how to better prevent fraud from occurring at the source - would-be fraudsters - as well as to seek means to improve anti-fraud controls

Objectives

Consider the ways perpetrators evade both soft and hard controls Identify teachable moments Look for the common red flags that ought to draw our attention to a potential fraud scheme