
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.
- 35 Minutes
- All staff
- Based on UK legislation, but suitable for global audiences upon the removal of UK-specific references and translation as necessary.

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
What can you expect your employees to learn?
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
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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?
Which courses are included in CoreCompliance?
All users get access to courses on popular compliance topics, such as: bribery, cybersecurity, equality, health and safety. In addition, you can get courses specific to your business sector.
There are over 150 courses included within the CoreCompliance package. The actual courses provided depend on the sector chosen for the subscription.
Are CoreCompliance courses only intended for use by those based in the UK?
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What are in-depth courses?
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Can we use a Skillcast certificate to evidence training to regulators, courts, etc?
What is "mandatory training"?
How do I check my mandatory training?
What is in my training record?
Can I get certificates for courses I've completed?
How do I update my details?
Do I get a dashboard to manage my employees?
How do I start a subscription?
Can I change the number of seats in my subscription?
Can I get monthly or annual subscriptions?
Can I get an invoice for the subscription?
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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?
How can I give employees a secure way to record suspicious activity so we can act quickly?
Our Suspicious Activity Register allows staff to log concerns or irregularities they observe, helping you detect potential issues early. The secure register can be reviewed by compliance teams, enabling prompt investigation and action.
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 |