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Social Engineering Fraud Schemes - And How They Work (Course Id 1007)

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Author:

Joseph P Helstrom, CPA

Course Length:

Pages: 13 ||| Word Count: 8784 ||| Review Questions: 3 ||| Final Exam Questions: 5

CPE Credits:

1.0

IRS Credits:

0

Price:

$12.95

Passing Score:

70%

Course Type:

Text
Social Engineering Fraud Schemes - And How They Work - CPE course for CPAs

Technical Designation:

Technical

Field Of Study:

Auditing

Approved Audience:

NASBA QAS - NASBA Registry

Key Takeaways:

This course examines social engineering fraud schemes such as email spoofing, phishing, and vishing using actual recent cases.

  • Examines techniques such as email spoofing, phishing, and vishing used to divert cash or sensitive information.
  • Discusses how organizations can train employees to recognize and report suspicious requests before funds are diverted.
  • Satisfies the California Board of Accountancy fraud CPE requirement through its coverage of social engineering schemes.
  • Worth 1.0 CPE credit in Auditing as a self study text course on social engineering fraud schemes, requiring a 5 question final exam preceded by 3 review questions (optional) and a 70% passing score.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Social Engineering Fraud Schemes And How They Work explains that simple fraud schemes using social engineering techniques are gaining popularity in the United States.

This course examines how social engineering schemes rely on trickery to persuade an employee to divert cash or sensitive information to a fraudster.

Social Engineering Fraud Schemes And How They Work examines these techniques using actual recent cases and discusses ways to minimize the possibility of fraud in an organization.

This course is a Technical self study text course worth 1.0 CPE credit across 13 pages. The course includes a 5 question final exam preceded by 3 review questions (optional), requiring a 70% passing score. These Fraud CPE credits satisfy the California Board of Accountancy fraud requirement. CPEthink is approved by NASBA as a CPE sponsor and lists this course on the NASBA site as a courtesy for CPAs to search https://nasba.org.

Yes, Social Engineering Fraud Schemes And How They Work provides one hour of CPE credit in fraud prevention, detection, or reporting, which counts toward the four hour fraud CPE requirement imposed by the California Board of Accountancy (http://www.dca.ca.gov/cba) on CPAs subject to the accounting and auditing, governmental auditing, or preparation engagement CE requirement.

Description:

Simple fraud schemes that use social engineering techniques are gaining popularity in the United States.  These schemes rely on trickery to persuade an unsuspecting employee to divert cash or sensitive information to the fraudster.  This course examines techniques being employed such as email spoofing, phishing and vishing using actual recent cases and discusses techniques to minimize the possibility of this type of fraud in your organization.

Please Note: These Fraud CPE credits satisfy the California Board of Accountancy (CBA) fraud requirement.

Usage Rank:

23214

Release:

2016

Version:

1.0

Prerequisites:

None.

Experience Level:

Overview

Additional Contents:

Complete, no additional material needed.

Additional Links:

Advance Preparation:

None.

Delivery Method:

QAS Self Study

Intended Participants:

Anyone needing Continuing Professional Education (CPE).

Revision Date:

21-Nov-2025

NASBA Course Declaration:

Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase and with a minimum passing grade of 70% or better to receive CPE credit unless otherwise noted on the Course History page (i.e. California Ethics must score 90% or better). After logging in click on the Course History links on your My Courses page for the Begin date and Expire date for the Final Exam.

Keywords:

Social Engineering Fraud Schemes - And How They Work - CPE course for CPAs

Learning Objectives:

Course Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
    1. Identify types of CEO fraud
    2. Identify different types of phishing and related fraud schemes
    3. Recognize techniques to prevent social engineering schemes

Course Contents:

Chapter 1 - Social Engineering Fraud Schemes - How they work

Course Overview

Social Engineering

Information – The Key to Social Engineering

Social Engineering in Action – Real Life Examples

E mail Spoofing

A Personal Example

Vishing

Phishing

IRS Alert – Phishing Scheme Targeting Tax Professionals

Spear Phishing

IRS Alert – W2 Phishing Schemes

Whaling

Smishing

FBI Information Regarding Business Social Engineering Fraud

Summary

Review Questions

Glossary

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