CFEX Exam Information and Guideline
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFEX)
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A Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) is a leader in the anti-fraud community, noted as a specialist in the prevention, detection and deterrence of fraud. CFEs represent the highest standards held by the ACFE
Before earning the CFE Credential, you are required to pass the CFE Exam. The CFE Exam tests your knowledge of the four major areas that comprise the fraud examination body of knowledge:
Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes — tests your comprehension of the types of fraudulent financial transactions incurred in accounting records. To pass Financial Transactions & Fraud Schemes, you will be required to demonstrate knowledge of the following concepts: basic accounting and auditing theory, fraud schemes, internal controls to deter fraud and other auditing and accounting matters.
Law — ensures your familiarity with the many legal ramifications of conducting fraud examinations, including criminal and civil law, rules of evidence, rights of the accused and accuser, and expert witness matters.
Investigation — includes questions about interviewing, taking statements, obtaining information from public records, tracing illicit transactions, evaluating deception and report writing.
Fraud Prevention and Deterrence — tests your understanding of why people commit fraud and ways to prevent it. Topics covered in this section include crime causation, white-collar crime, occupational fraud, fraud prevention, fraud risk assessment, and the ACFE Code of Professional Ethics.
Explanation of Certification Process
• Requirements
• Explanation of Exam Process
• Investigation Techniques
• Planning the Investigation
• Interview Theory and Application
• Analysing Documents
• Data Analysis and Reporting Tools
• Computer Forensics
• Covert Examinations
• Sources of Information
• Tracing Illicit Transactions
• Reporting Standards
• Examination on Investigation Techniques
• Overview of the Legal System
• Criminal Prosecutions for Fraud
• Basic Principles of Evidence
• Individual Rights During Examinations
• Civil Justice System
• Law Related to Fraud
• Testifying as an Expert Witness
• Securities Fraud
• Money Laundering
• Bankruptcy Fraud
• Examination on Law Related to Fraud Accounting Concepts
• Financial Statement Fraud
• Consumer Fraud
• Healthcare Fraud
• Financial Institution Fraud
• Check and Credit Card Fraud
• Insurance Fraud
• Fraudulent Disbursements
• Inventory and Other Assets
• Cash Receipts
• Bribery and Corruption
• Theft of Intellectual Property
• Computer and Internet Fraud
• Public Sector Fraud
• Contract and Procurement
• Fraud Examination on Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes
• Understanding Behaviour
• White-Collar Crime
• ACFE Code of Professional Ethics
• Managements Responsibilities
• Auditors Responsibilities
• Corporate Governance
• Fraud Prevention Programs
• Fraud Risk Assessment
• Fraud Risk Management
• Examination on Fraud Prevention and Deterrence