Participants will learn a practical, defensible response to suspected fraud—moving from initial indicators to a structured investigative plan, evidence preservation, and coordinated reporting and recovery actions. Participants will apply interview, research, digital-forensics, and legal-remedy concepts through case-based activities to reduce risk, protect stakeholders, and support appropriate outcomes.

• Finance leaders and managers in industry who may be called on to coordinate or support a financial investigation. 
• Practitioners seeking a clear, practice-ready framework for planning and executing investigative steps.  

By the end of this course, participants should be able to: 

• Explain why fraud risk is pervasive and recognize common indicators and red flags in different environments. 
• Plan an investigation, including scoping, assembling the investigative team, setting objectives, and establishing standards of proof. 
• Apply fundamentals of interviewing, investigative research, and digital-forensics/data-analytics to gather and assess evidence. 
• Outline reporting, corrective-action, and recovery steps, including timing considerations and coordination across functions. 
• Describe legal tools and remedies available in civil and criminal contexts and when they may be appropriate to pursue.  

Topics include: 

• Fraud foundations: trends, definitions, the fraud triangles, classifications, and downturn-related risk. 
• Indicators and risk: red flags, fraud-risk factors, and elements of an effective fraud-risk management program. 
• Investigation planning: initial response, evidence preservation, standards and practice aids, investigative plan, analysis, reporting, and corrective actions. 
• Core techniques: interviewing basics and workplace investigation considerations; investigative research (public records, social media, privacy constraints); digital forensics, e-discovery, and data analytics. 
• Legal pathways and recovery: essential first steps, specialized legal tools and orders, and recovery mechanisms (insurance, civil/criminal proceedings, ADR). 
• Integrated case study: applying the end-to-end framework from allegation to outcome.  

Course Content Created: September 2022

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About This Product

On-Demand Courses by CPA PRO are either video recordings from live seminars, or video recordings produced specifically for the on-demand audience. Where available, accompanying materials such as handouts or course notes are included.On-demand courses are eligible for verifiable CPD hours upon successful completion, and a certificate will be made available for download for your records.

Note that some courses comprise both formal instruction and self-directed exercises. In such cases, participants must complete both components to claim full CPD hours, or must reduce their reported CPD hours accordingly.

Please note that not all on-demand courses include downloadable materials such as course notes or slides.

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