CFE Exam Prep Course® Subscription Package (Platinum)

The Prep Course is an online self-paced program that will help you prepare, with:

• More than 500 lessons and nearly 1,400 study questions.
• Direct links to source material in the Fraud Examiners Manual.
• Nearly 800 flashcards to help you memorize terminology.
• End-of-lesson Knowledge Checks that help reinforce your understanding of key concepts.

The anti-fraud profession’s body of knowledge is captured in the Fraud Examiners Manual, from which the CFE Exam is derived. Use this for more in-depth study of challenging topics.

This study guide offers a breakdown of the key points and foundational concepts found in the three main sections of the exam.

In this collection of more than 20 hours of on-demand video recordings, instructors John D. Gill, J.D., CFE, President of the ACFE, (who has been teaching the live course since 2006), and Jason Zirkle, CFE, the ACFE’s Training Director, will guide you through the most important material and concepts covered on the CFE Exam.  

Course Outline

Introduction

Introduction to This Course and the CFE Exam (21 minutes)

Fraud Investigations and Legal Issues

1. Planning and Conducting a Fraud Examination; Legal Issues in Conducting Investigations; The Law Related to Fraud (1 hour, 24 minutes)
2. Basic Principles of Evidence; Collecting Evidence; Sources of Information (1 hour, 20 minutes)
3. Data Analysis and Reporting Tools; Tracing Assets (1 hour, 38 minutes)
4. Interview Theory and Application; Covert Operations; Report Writing (1 hour, 35 minutes)
5. Overview of the Legal System; Criminal Prosecutions; Non-Criminal Actions; Testifying (1 hour, 29 minutes)

Fraud Schemes and Financial Crimes

6. Accounting Concepts; Financial Statement Fraud; Asset Misappropriation: Inventory and Other Assets (1 hour, 34 minutes)
7. Asset Misappropriation: Cash Receipts; Asset Misappropriation: Fraudulent Disbursements; Corruption (1 hour, 46 minutes)
8. Theft of Data and Intellectual Property; Cyberfraud; Identity Theft; Consumer Fraud and Scams; Securities Fraud (1 hour, 16 minutes)
9. Financial Institution Fraud; Money Laundering; Payment Fraud; Bankruptcy Fraud; Insurance Fraud (1 hour, 17 minutes)
10. Health Care Fraud; Tax Fraud; Government and Public Sector Fraud; Procurement Fraud (1 hour, 42 minutes)

Fraud Prevention and Deterrence

11. Understanding Financial Crime; Ethics for Fraud Examiners (1 hour, 14 minutes)
12. Corporate Governance; Management’s Fraud-Related Responsibilities (59 minutes)
13. Auditors’ Fraud-Related Responsibilities; Fraud Prevention Programs (1 hour, 27 minutes)
14. Fraud Risk Assessment; Fraud Risk Management (1 hour, 20 minutes)
15. Question and Answer Section (35 minutes)

This workbook, with more than 350 pages, supplements the On-Demand CFE Exam Review Course by helping you focus more effectively on the important concepts using an outline format as you work through the modules within the course.

This slide book, with nearly 150 pages, contains every slide used in the On-Demand CFE Exam Review Course. The slide book allows you to make notes while viewing the lectures and gives you an easy way to review the slide content to refresh your memory before taking the CFE Exam.