Fraud Prevention
Fraud can have grave consequences for companies, employees, and customers. It is a crime and also a predicate offence for money laundering.
Our Fraud Prevention Training Course will help your employees understand fraud, the different types of fraud, the triggers, red flags and how they can prevent it.
For those in leadership, we have a companion course entitled Fraud Prevention for Managers.
Learning objectives
- Define fraud and recognise its consequences
- Identify the types of fraud which our Company may be exposed to
- Apply our policies and rules correctly to prevent internal and external fraud
- Recognise fraud indicators and red flags
- Know how and when to report actual or suspected fraud
Introduction
Understanding fraud
- What is fraud?
- How serious is the threat?
- Who could commit fraud?
- What do you think?
Our anti-fraud policy
- Our zero-tolerance approach
- You make the call: Report or not?
Identity fraud
How criminals steal identities
- Best practice for preventing identity fraud
- You make the call: Is it suspicious or not?
- Scenario: The debit card
Online fraud
- Online fraud examples
- Best practice for fighting cybercrime
- Scenario: Cybercrime risks
- Scenario: The suspected hack
- Types of payment fraud
Corporate fraud
False accounting fraud
- Best practice for preventing corporate fraud
- You make the call: Red flags for corporate fraud
- Scenario: Rick's request
Employee fraud
- Employee fraud examples
- Best practice preventing employee fraud
- Scenario: Mr Jardine calls
- Scenario: Preventing employee-supplier collusion
- Scenario: Sickness absence
Customer fraud
- Customer fraud examples
- Best practice for preventing customer fraud
- Scenario: Phil's customer
- Scenario: The online store
Supplier fraud
- Best practice for preventing supplier fraud
- Supplier fraud examples
- Scenario: Jade spots a discrepancy
The Fraud Act
- Other offences
- Penalties and prosecutions
Preventing fraud
- The Fraud Triangle
- You make the call: Identifying elements of the Fraud Triangle
- Reporting & whistleblowing
- You make the call: Reporting fraud
Summary
Affirmation
Assessment
Working Safely
Employees need to know how to protect their own health, safety and welfare as well as ensuring they don't cause harm to others.
Slips and Trips
Educate your staff on the controls that your Company has in place and what they should do to prevent slips and trips at work.
General Office Hygiene
Educate your staff on general office hygiene protocols to reduce common viruses and infections from spreading at the workplace.
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
Educate your staff on the risks of using hazardous substances as well as what they should do to prevent accidents and incidents when using them.
Electricity
Educate your staff on the controls your Company has in place and what they should do to stay safe and manage the risks associated with electricity and electrical devices.
Fire Warden Training
Gain a comprehensive understanding of your role as a fire warden, which encompasses not only how to respond effectively in the event of a fire but also proactive measures to prevent such incidents from occurring.
Lone Working
Lone working offers greater flexibility, autonomy and creates a broader talent pool for businesses.
New and Expectant Mothers at Work
Being a new or expectant mother is an exciting time.
Noise
Educate your staff on the controls that your Company has in place and what they should do to prevent exposure to noise at work.