If your business accepts credit cards or cash payments you need to be aware of the fraud risks for these types of payments. This course is designed to review the issue of fraud in the cash accounts and cash maintained at a business location. It will also cover the various types of credit card frauds that occur in businesses. Examples of actual frauds will be provided so participants can understand how the frauds are being committed and how they were uncovered. We will review various methodologies for detecting cash frauds and will discuss developing internal controls to help prevent and detect cash frauds.
Publication Date: April 2021
Designed For
CPAs, CFEs, CFFs, MAFFs, CGMAs, CMAs, CIAs, CFOs, CEOs, business owners, business managers, internal auditors, external auditors, corporate accountants, government accountants and risk management personnel.
Topics Covered
- Occupational Fraud
- Various types of credit card frauds that occur
- Examples of actual frauds
- How frauds are being committed and uncovered
- Various types of cash frauds that occur
- Various methodologies for detecting cash frauds
- Internal Controls for Preventing & Detecting Credit Card & Cash Frauds
Learning Objectives
- Identify ways to prevent credit card and cash frauds
- Identify common credit card and cash fraud schemes
- Recognize what is not usually associated with cash frauds
- Describe true statements regarding credit card duplication
- Recognize parts of the fraud triangle
- Identify COSO components often referred to as the "Tone at the Top"
- Identify which US bill is most frequently counterfeited
Level
Basic
Instructional Method
Self-Study
NASBA Field of Study
Accounting (1 hour), Auditing (1 hour)
Program Prerequisites
Basic understanding of fraud and internal controls
Advance Preparation
None
Instructor
Robert K Minniti
DBA, CPA, CFE, Cr.FA, CVA, MAFF, CFF, CGMA, PI
Dr. Minniti is the President and Owner of Minniti CPA, LLC. Dr. Minniti is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Forensic Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Valuation Analyst, Certified in Financial Forensics, Master Analyst in Financial Forensics, Chartered Global Management Accountant, and is a licensed private investigator in the state of Arizona.
Dr. Minniti received his doctoral degree in business administration from Walden University, received his MBA degree and Graduate Certificate in Accounting from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management, and received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix. Dr. Minniti taught graduate and undergraduate courses in forensic accounting at DeVry University, Grand Canyon University, Kaplan University, Northwestern University, and the University of Phoenix. He designed graduate and undergraduate courses for Grand Canyon University, Northwestern University, and Anthem College.
He is a writer and public speaker. He has experience in forensic accounting, fraud examinations, financial audits, internal audits, compliance audits, real estate valuations, business valuations, internal control development, business continuation planning, risk management, cyber security, privacy laws, data security, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance work and business consulting. In addition to his practice Dr. Minniti is an instructor teaching continuing professional education classes for a variety of providers and CPA Societies.
Dr. Minniti is currently serving as a board member on the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts' (NACVA) Litigation Forensics Board (LFB) and as a committee member on the Arizona State Board of Accountancy's Law Review Advisory Committee.