International Fraud Awareness Week is here! This is the 20th anniversary of Fraud Week and we have more than 1,000 supporters from around the world — making this the largest fraud week ever.

Fraud Week was founded in 2000 to establish a designated time when anti-fraud professionals can share their knowledge with their colleagues, friends and larger community. And due to the ongoing, worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, spreading fraud awareness has never been more important.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has affected individuals, governments and organizations around the world, leading to confusion, fear and economic instability — situations that unfortunately we know fraud thrives in,” ACFE CEO and President Bruce Dorris, J.D., CFE, CPA, said. “With this year being the 20th anniversary of Fraud Week, I can’t think of a better time for anti-fraud professionals to step up and spread fraud prevention and detection tips within their organizations and communities.”

In order to help you in your efforts to spread fraud awareness during this week, we have some new and noteworthy free resources for Fraud Week supporters this year:

GAME: 2020 Fraud Week Jeo-party PowerPoint

Test your fraud knowledge with this 30-question Jeo-party PowerPoint game! This interactive presentation is perfect to play over a virtual video meeting with your colleagues. These questions are tricky, but you may be surprised by what you already know (and what you can learn).

INTERACTIVE STORY: "Follow the Trail of Fraud" Choose Your Own Adventure

Inspired by favorite childhood books where you get to decide what happens next, experience the twists and turns of investigating a fraud case at the fictional Poirot & Christie Consulting Services in this interactive PDF. Will you uncover corruption? Bribery? Ghost vendor schemes? Find out for yourself!

VIDEO: The Importance of Hotlines and Reporting Mechanisms for Preventing Fraud

An effective reporting mechanism, such as a hotline, is one of the most valuable tools for detecting and preventing fraud. Learn how reporting mechanisms help in the fight against fraud in this short, animated video based on data in the ACFE’s 2020 Report to the Nations.

VIDEO: How Internal Control Weaknesses Contribute to Fraud

Implementing controls to prevent and detect fraud is a necessary part of managing fraud risk. Learn how a lack of these controls can contribute to increased fraud loss in this short, animated video based on data in the ACFE’s 2020 Report to the Nations.

SOCIAL MEDIA SHARABLES

Do you remember what you were doing in 2000? A lot has changed since then, but the importance of spreading fraud awareness has remained vital. Download these official Fraud Week social media badges, sized for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to share on your social media channels during the week.

There’s still time to sign up as an official support of Fraud Week! As always, supporters are welcome to use any and all of the resources highlighted in this post, as well as several other resources and ideas to spread fraud awareness. You can find all of this and more at FraudWeek.com.

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