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Syllabus and Teaching Aids

As Chairman and founder of the ACFE, an accountant and former FBI agent, Joseph T. Wells has learned from practical experience that accountants need anti-fraud education to do their jobs. With fraud becoming more prevalent, it is more important than ever that we provide our college graduates with anti-fraud education.

Mr. Wells teaches a course in fraud examination at the University of Texas that is based around his text, Occupational Fraud and Abuse. This book and complete course materials are available for your use in your own fraud examination course. Upon request, you can obtain a copy of the book, the syllabus, PowerPoint presentations, and other materials.

 

Anti-Fraud Videos

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners has 11 original videos on fraud that are used as a part of our continuing education courses. We will provide these videos free of charge to those who agree to teach a 3 credit-hour class entitled Fraud Examination. Approval is required prior to ordering the free videos.

These videos include interviews with actual white-collar criminals, and make excellent training material for the classroom. With student discussions, the typical video will cover two, one-hour sessions. Available videos include:

Video Title Length
Beyond the Numbers: Professional Interview Techniques 50 min.
Cooking the Books: What Every Accountant Should Know about Fraud 50 min.
The Corporate Con: Internal Fraud and the Auditor 50 min.
Finding the Truth: Effective Techniques for Interview and Communication 50 min.
The Fraud Trial 50 min.
Fundamentals of Computer Fraud 50 min.
How to Detect and Prevent Financial Statement Fraud 50 min.
Introduction to Fraud Examination 10 hrs.
Investment Swindles and Con Schemes 50 min.
Making Crime Pay: How to Locate Hidden Assets 50 min.
Other People's Money: The Basics of Asset Misappropriation 50 min.

 

Suggested Textbooks

Principles of Fraud Examination, 1st Edition
By Joseph Wells, CFE, CPA. This university textbook provides a wealth of informative and entertaining insights into the complex social factors behind fraudulent behavior. The text also provides a broad overview of the field of Fraud Examination––from what fraud is, to how it is committed, detected, and deterred. Educators and university bookstores may purchase this text from the publisher: Wiley +1 (201) 712-0090 or www.wiley.com.  ISBN: 0471517089

Fraud Examination, 2nd Edition
By W. Steve Albrecht, CFE, Conan Albrecht and Chad Albrecht.  Updated and enhanced to help readers better understand the significance of fraud in the modern accounting world, this provocative text prepares readers to identify, detect, investigate, and prevent financial fraud. Educators and university bookstores may purchase this text from the publisher: South-Western +1 (650) 595-2350 or www.thomsonedu.com. ISBN: 032430160X.

The Corporate Fraud Handbook
By Joseph Wells, CFE, CPA.  This book is based on a proven text for fraud examination on occupational fraud and abuse. The text explores the three main categories of occupational fraud and abuse (asset misappropriation, corruption, and fraudulent statements) and identifies and classifies thirteen separate schemes. Educators and university bookstores may purchase this text from the publisher: Wiley +1 (201) 712-0090 or www.wiley.com.  ISBN: 0471491217

Frankensteins of Fraud
By Joseph Wells, CFE, CPA. This text tells the stories of this century’s greatest fraudsters with lively, engaging prose.  Readers will not only discover the facts behind these schemes, they will encounter the criminal mind at work, matching wits with “Crazy Eddie” Antar, Charles Ponzi, and Michael Milken. Educators and university bookstores may purchase this text by calling the ACFE Bookstore at +1 (512) 478-9000.

 

Library Copies

The ACFE will provide Anti-Fraud Education Partners with free library copies of the following resources:

Please note - the books are provided to college/university partners, not to individual members.

 


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