Business Fraud: Avoiding Deceptive Business Practices
8 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Description
Fraud ensnares many businesses simply because employees do not recognise it. This course builds the awareness needed to spot and respond to deceptive business practices.
What this course covers:
- How fraud uses intentional deception for gain
- Occupational fraud committed against an employer
- General business fraud involving customers, suppliers, and outside parties
- Key elements for identifying and responding to fraud
Ideal for employees at every level who want to protect their organisation.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
Business Fraud: Avoiding Deceptive Business Practices
Frequently Asked Questions
It defines fraud as intentional deception for gain, distinguishing it from honest mistakes, and covers both occupational fraud against an employer and general fraud involving customers, suppliers, and outside parties.
Occupational fraud is committed against an employer, while the broader business-fraud examples in the course also cover schemes involving customers, suppliers, and outside parties.
Employees at every level, since the course builds the awareness needed to spot and respond to deceptive practices before they go unnoticed.
Identify the key elements of a fraud scheme and know how to respond, based on the course's coverage of occupational and general business fraud patterns.
The course opens by noting that fraud ensnares businesses simply because employees don't recognize it, so it builds the awareness needed to catch deceptive practices early.
Fraud is a widespread yet often misunderstood topic that ensnares many businesses and business people, partly due to ignorance about it. Fraud involves intentional deception to deprive others of something valuable or personally enrich another. Employees need an understanding of how to recognize and prevent fraud, whether it occurs within or by their organization or against it. This course covers two types of business fraud: a) occupational fraud, or fraud against one’s employer, and b) general business fraud, or fraud conducted by or against a business in relation to a customer, supplier or another outside party. This course provides an overview of key elements for identifying and responding to potential business fraud.
Course Length: 8 Minutes