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The wide world of sports betting fraud

Betting on sports has never been easier or more accessible. Fraud Magazine examines the growth of fraud in online gambling and what fraud fighters should know about ejecting it from the game.

Read Time: 19 mins BY Jennifer Liebman, CFE BY Crystal Zuzek, CFE

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Global anti-money laundering group adds anti-fraud efforts to its 2026–2028 agenda

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) fights illicit financial flows across the globe, but its new president, Giles Thomson, announced that the anti-money laundering organization will be adding anti-fraud efforts to its 2026–2028 agenda. Thomson laid out FATF’s Roadmap 26–28 on Combatting Fraud during its July 2026 virtual conference. The new agenda stresses collaboration across borders and sectors to tackle the fraud schemes that drive money laundering activities.

Read Time: 14 mins

Written By: Keith Nuthall

Up for the challenge: Fighting fraud in an increasingly complex environment

Fraud schemes are ever more intricate, technology-driven and multinational, but there’s also more awareness and dedicated resources to fighting them than ever before, say members of the ACFE’s Board of Regents. The Regents met with Fraud Magazine during the 37th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference to discuss the current state of fraud prevention and detection, and how fraud examiners can use artificial intelligence effectively and ethically in their work.

Read Time: 17 mins

Written By: Jennifer Liebman, CFE

Data-driven oversight: A practical guide for CFEs in government grant programs

The authors examine how building analytics into compliance toolkits now helps fraud examiners transform red flags into earlier detection and more effective oversight in government grant programs.

Read Time: 13 mins

Written By: Eric Acheampong, CFE
Isaac Amponsah, CFE, CIGE

The dual fraud risks in small and medium-sized enterprises

Fraud in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is varied and constantly evolving. SMEs face fraud risks from both internal and external actors. At the same time, SMEs themselves can be perpetrators of fraud. Understanding these dual risks and their common drivers is critical to developing effective fraud prevention and detection strategies.

Read Time: 13 mins

Written By: Rasha Kassem, Ph.D., CFE, CPA
Gilbert Yamoah, CIA, CRMA