CAFS Exam Information and Outline
Certified Anti-Fraud Specialist
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 6, 2026
CAFS Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
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The information below reflects the 2026 syllabus defined by
ACAMS.
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- Exam Format
- Proctored multiple-choice examination after completing five certificate courses
- Building a Fraud Risk Management Program
- Fraud risk governance and fraud risk assessment
- Fraud prevention controls and anti-fraud culture
- Fraud triangle and occupational fraud
- Fraud Detection and Analytics
- Red flags and fraud schemes: payment, card, check, identity, APP scams
- Data analytics, anomaly detection and fraud monitoring systems
- Fraud Investigations
- Planning investigations and gathering evidence
- Interviewing techniques and documentation
- Reporting, recovery and working with law enforcement
- Technologies to Combat Fraud
- Machine learning, behavioural biometrics and device intelligence
- Authentication and identity verification technologies
- Fraud Case Studies
- Internal and external fraud cases and lessons learned
- Convergence of fraud and money laundering