Fraud prevention training package - Online courses for staff
Fraud risk can devastate businesses. But with the right fraud prevention courses, your team can become the first line of defence. Our fraud prevention training is designed to upskill your employees inline with ECCTA guidance so they can identify fraud risk, understand the failure to prevent fraud offence, the consequences of the failure to prevent fraud, and implement best practices to prevent financial loss.

Prepare your team to tackle fraud effectively
80%
An AFP survey revealed that 80% of businesses have experienced attempted or actual payment fraud.*
£571.7 million
The amount UK business lost to fraud in the first half of 2024 alone.***
***UK Finance

Protect your business with expert fraud prevention courses
Choose Skillcast and benefit from comprehensive fraud prevention training designed to help safeguard your business from potentially damaging fraud risks.
Our flexible training solutions let you choose from ready-to-use fraud prevention courses or create a custom plan to meet your specific needs. Covering key areas like fraud detection, failure to prevent fraud, employee responsibilities, risk management, and reporting, our courses ensure your team stays up to date with evolving regulations.
Looking for a customised approach to fraud prevention? Explore our bespoke options to create a solution that’s right for your business.
About our learning styles
In-depth
These are our more detailed e-learning courses that include practice scenarios and typically last between 25 and 45 minutes.
Refresher
These targeted courses help reinforce your employees' knowledge and notify them of any updates they might not be aware of.
Express
Our focused training courses deliver employee learning in smaller chunks, typically lasting between 10 and 15 minutes.
Microlearning
These bite-sized animated training videos can be delivered as: standalone, embedded in detailed e-learning courses, or compiled into a learning path.

The [Skillcast] team is exceptionally responsive, capable, and committed to excellence. They will try new things, and the extremely customisable system means they’re often delivering things way beyond what we originally expected or had set out to achieve.
Talent Development Business Partner,
Kentro Capital

Fraud Prevention
Fraud can have grave consequences for companies, employees, and customers.
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Fraud Prevention
Fraud is criminal or deceptive behaviour aiming to secure an unfair or unlawful gain through deliberate or dishonest misrepresentation.
Abuse of Position
Fraud by abuse of position occurs when someone in a position of trust dishonestly exploits their role for personal gain or to cause loss to others.
Understanding Fraud
Fraud is a deliberate act of deception aimed at obtaining an unfair advantage, often causing harm to individuals or organisations.
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Identity Fraud
Identity fraud occurs when criminals steal personal information to commit fraud, often leading to financial loss and reputational damage.
Identity Crime
Identity theft involves criminals obtaining and misusing someone's personal data to commit fraud.
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Failing to Disclose Information
Fraud can occur when someone deliberately withholds information to gain an unfair advantage or cause loss to others.
Customer Fraud
Customer fraud poses serious risks to businesses, from chargeback fraud to false complaints.
Supplier Fraud
Supplier fraud occurs when vendors engage in deceptive practices, such as false invoicing, overpricing or bribery.
Authorised Push Payment Fraud
Authorised push payment fraud occurs when scammers impersonate trusted figures to trick individuals into transferring money.
False Representation
Fraud by false representation happens when someone deliberately provides misleading or untrue information for personal or financial gain.
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 expands corporate liability for fraud and financial crimes.
Employee Fraud and Insider Threats
Employee fraud can take many forms, from theft and false expense claims to data misuse and conflicts of interest.
Fraud Offences and Penalties
Fraud is any dishonest action or omission intended to gain or cause a loss, regardless of whether it is temporary or permanent.
Mandatory Leave
Mandatory leave is time off that certain organisations enforce to help prevent fraud, errors and other risk incidents.
Preventing Corporate Fraud
Corporate fraud involves illegal activities committed by an organisation or individuals acting on its behalf.
The Fraud Triangle
Fraud is often committed by ordinary people who find themselves in difficult situations and make poor choices.
Abuse of Position
Abuse of position is a type of fraud that employees can commit, sometimes inadvertently, when they use their position at the Company for their personal gain.
Financial Integrity
The integrity of financial reports is paramount for any company.
Fraud Prevention for Managers
The consequences of fraud are very serious for both companies and employees alike.
Fraud Prevention
Fraud is criminal or deceptive behaviour aiming to secure an unfair or unlawful gain through deliberate or dishonest misrepresentation.

Simplify compliance learning with one centralised platform
Available in Standard, Enhanced, or Premium packages, the Skillcast Portal offers you the tools to deliver company-wide compliance training with ease. Enhance your compliance e-learning with our comprehensive Learning Management System (LMS) — or use your own. You can also start straight away with our off-the-shelf courses or customise our solutions to suit your needs. Ready to learn more about how the Skillcast Portal can become your compliance e-learning partner?

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Common fraud prevention training questions
Fraud Prevention
Common FAQs
How can I ensure employees are aware of our Fraud Prevention policies and procedures?
How can employees report suspicions of fraud anonymously?
How can I make sure every employee has read and agreed to our anti-fraud and conduct policies?
How can I measure my employees’ awareness of fraud risks and identify gaps in understanding?
How can I provide employees with a safe and anonymous way to report suspected fraud?
Are Skillcast courses SCORM-compliant?
What other tools are needed beyond training?
Is our training content still compliant with the latest legislation?
- You can check the latest course content updates in our library updates page: https://www.skillcast.com/compliance-course-library-updates
- For major legislative changes, we:
- Will send you email alerts to ensure you are notified
- Offer you a free trial of newly created or updated content
- Host webinars with compliance experts to explain the changes and how our training supports your ongoing compliance
Can you translate our content into other languages?
What file types are supported by the Skillcast system?
Features |
Supported file types and details |
File Exchange |
File types: PDF, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, SCORM and xAPI files, and compressed zip files. Max file size: Default is 1GB, can be increased to a max of 2GB |
SCORM files |
Versions: SCORM 1.2, SCORM 1.2 for Moodle, SCORM 2004 2nd, 3rd and 4th Edition. Max file size: 1024MB |
xAPI file |
Max file size: 2GB |
Videos |
File types: MP4 or MOV. Videos must be optimised, with a max file size of 100MB. If the file is bigger, our Design Team can help |
Images |
File types: jpg, png and gif. The file size should ideally be 100KB, but it can be up to 250KB |
CPD evidence |
File types: Word, PDF, Excel and CSV. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
Policy documents |
PDF or Word File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
Offline activities evidence |
File types: PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PNG, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PPTX and MSG. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
Client logo files |
File types provided by client: EPS, PDF, AI and SVG |
Registers |
PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PPT, PPTX, POT, PPA, PPS, JPG, JPEG, PJEPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, MP4, MOV, WMV, CPTX, CP, TXT, ZIP and MSG files |
Declarations |
JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, XLS and XLSX files |