Fraud Investigation and Prevention

Fraud Investigation and Prevention is a five-day senior anti-fraud course delivered by Mars Training Centre in London, Dubai, Cairo, Istanbul and Johannesburg — designed for fraud investigators, internal auditors and senior risk and compliance leaders responsible for protecting their organisations from fraud and financial misconduct.

Fraud is rarely a one-off failure. It is almost always the product of weak controls, weak culture and weak supervision compounded over time. The cost of fraud — operationally, financially and reputationally — continues to rise as schemes grow more sophisticated and as digital channels open new vectors. Boards now expect their assurance functions to do more than detect fraud after the fact: they expect them to prevent it, investigate it credibly when it occurs, and learn from it systemically.

This programme builds the senior practitioner's command of fraud prevention, fraud detection and the structured investigation that follows. It uses widely recognised investigation principles and case-tested methods to develop the skills delegates need to lead fraud work credibly. It is delivered by senior practitioners drawn from the Mars panel.

What You Will Learn

By the end of this programme, you will be able to:

• Apply the fraud triangle and broader behavioural models to fraud risk diagnosis.
• Design and assess an anti-fraud programme proportionate to the organisation.
• Lead structured fraud investigations from preliminary assessment to closure.
• Conduct fact-finding interviews with witnesses and subjects.
• Apply data analytics to fraud detection and investigation.
• Manage evidence to a standard that supports regulatory and disciplinary outcomes.
• Communicate fraud findings to the board, audit committee and law enforcement.
• Build fraud-prevention controls that withstand insider and external threat.

How You Will Benefit

You will leave with the senior practitioner's command of fraud investigation and prevention and a personal plan to strengthen your organisation's anti-fraud programme, along with a Mars Certificate of Completion.

Your organisation will gain a leader who can defend the business from fraud loss, investigate suspected misconduct credibly, and build prevention controls that reduce both the likelihood and the impact of fraud.

Who This Programme Is For

This programme is designed for senior anti-fraud and assurance professionals, including:

• Heads of fraud, financial crime and forensic investigation
• Internal audit leaders with fraud responsibility
• Heads of compliance and risk in fraud-exposed industries
• Senior corporate security and investigations leads
• General counsel and senior legal advisers
• Senior public-sector fraud officers
• Forensic accountants and forensic technology leads
• Senior managers preparing for head-of-fraud or chief audit executive roles

The seniority floor is senior manager and above in fraud, audit, compliance, legal or investigations. Applied interview practice and evidence-handling exercises run throughout the week alongside personalised coaching.