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Social Engineering Fraud Schemes - How they Work (Video) (Course Id 1951)

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Author:

Joseph P Helstrom, CPA

Course Length:

Pages: 3 ||| Review Questions: 3 ||| Final Exam Questions: 5

CPE Credits:

1.0

IRS Credits:

0

Price:

$14.95

Passing Score:

70%

Course Type:

Video
Social Engineering Fraud Schemes - How they Work (Video) - CPE course for CPAs

Technical Designation:

Technical

Field Of Study:

Auditing

Approved Audience:

NASBA QAS - NASBA Registry

Key Takeaways:

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

  • Explains how social engineering schemes rely on trickery to persuade employees to divert cash or sensitive information.
  • Discusses techniques to minimize the possibility of social engineering fraud within an organization.
  • Satisfies the California Board of Accountancy fraud CPE requirement specifically through its coverage of social engineering schemes.
  • Worth 1.0 CPE credit in Auditing as a self study video 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:

This Social Engineering Fraud Schemes How They Work course teaches how to identify email spoofing schemes such as CEO fraud.

This course teaches how to recognize phishing and related vishing schemes using actual recent cases.

This course teaches how to recognize techniques to prevent social engineering schemes.

This Social Engineering Fraud Schemes How They Work video course carries 1.0 CPE credit in Auditing as a Technical, self study course, requiring a 5 question final exam preceded by 3 review questions (optional) with a 70% passing score. 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 How they Work (Video) 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:

19130

Release:

2022

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:

11-Mar-2026

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 - How they Work (Video) - CPE course for CPAs

Learning Objectives:

Course Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
  • Identify email spoofing schemes such as CEO fraud
  • Recognize phishing and related schemes
  • Recognize techniques to prevent social engineering schemes

Course Contents:

Chapter 1 - Social Engineering Fraud Schemes - How they Work

Chapter 1 Review Questions

Glossary

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