Together, Reducing Fraud Worldwide

  • On-Site Training Topic Details

    Investigating By Computer

    Are you using technology to the best of your advantage to fight fraud within your organization? Presented in non-technical terms, this 2-day course will teach you how to use the computer and the Internet to effectively conduct fraud examinations and locate needed information.

    As part of this instructor-led course, learn the necessary procedures for requesting and utilizing the data you seek as well as methods for preserving this electronic evidence. You will also study legal issues affecting computer investigations, how to do public records searches online, how to use data mining and analysis tools and how to trace the origins of email communications central to your examination.

    Who Should Attend: 

    Certified Fraud Examiners and other anti-fraud specialists
    Loss prevention and security professionals
    Forensic accountants, lawyers and law enforcement personnel
    Detectives and private investigators
    Internal and independent auditors
    Special investigative unit (SIU) members and other insurance fraud specialists
    Government sector employees involved with conducting audits or fraud examinations


     What You Will Learn:  

    Legal issues affecting computer investigations for both public and private sectors
    Procedures for requesting and utilizing data/evidence
    Data mining and analysis tools and techniques
    Computer-aided investigations with the latest Internet resources
    Online public record searches
    Investigations with computer databases
    Preserving electronic evidence
    Tracing email origin


    CPE Credits: 16


    Course Level: Basic

    Prerequisite: 

    None. However, as part of its comprehensive fraud examination training curriculum, the ACFE recommends taking either Conducting Internal Investigations or Auditing for Internal Fraud in conjunction with the following core courses: Principles of Fraud Examination, Professional Interviewing Skills, Investigating by Computer, Tracing Illicit Funds , and Communicating the Results of Your Fraud Examination.