Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination is a short course created by West Virginia University and offered through Coursera.

It is structured as a 5 week course but it can be completed at a quicker pace if you wish. In total there are around 7 hours of content. As with many Coursera courses, you have the option of taking the course for free with access to the course material or $65 for the assessed version which provides a certificate (above).

The course is delivered through a series of interactive videos.

The course structure includes

Week 1 - The Accidental Fraudster

Who are "accidental" fraudsters? Learn who accidental fraudsters are, the basic elements of fraud, and how devastating the costs of fraud are.

Week 2 - The Predator Fraudster

What is a "predator" fraudster? How do you protect your organization against a preditor fraudster? Learn how internal control concepts and other techniques can help you detect and prevent preditor fraudsters.

Week 3 - Big Data, Benford's Law and Financial Analytics

What is "big data"? Learn how data analysis,



Benford analysis and other tools can help you identify fraudulent activities.

Week 4 - Cyber-Crime and Money Laundering: Contemporary Tools and Techniques

This week’s session will introduce you to the objectives and stages of money laundering as well as the basic techniques used.

Week 5 - Whistleblowing

Everything you need to know about whistleblowing. Learn the importance of whistleblowing and the difficulty of being a whistleblower.

This is a outstanding intermediate level course on Fraud Examination and it introduces the student to key Fraud concepts such as the Fraud Triangle, Intent, types of Fraudster and Controls. These are all valuable to compliance officers who are more accustomed to Money Laundering investigations - remember Fraud is a predicate offence

The key takeaway from this course was that investigating Fraud is not the same as investigating Money Laundering. The “source of funds” and placement conc

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