Most fraud in organisations is not sophisticated. It is fuel that leaves the depot at night, bidders who share an address, a supplier’s bank details changed before a payment run, or an agent float that never balances. This course gives you the tools to assess, prevent, detect and fairly investigate those risks, with labour-law due process built in.
It is part of the EunoiaData Professional Toolkits series, for internal auditors, finance, HR and compliance managers, investigators and board members. Each lesson closes with three views: as the auditor, as the manager and as the board.
Examples follow one fictional case company, Kuvanya Group, operating across Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya and Nigeria. The company and all its people are fictional, created by EunoiaData for teaching, and no named character is shown committing fraud.
Frameworks used
The course explains these in its own words: the COSO/ACFE Fraud Risk Management Guide (2nd edition, 2023), the ACFE occupational fraud classification, COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) and the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards (2024). Editions are shown as at 2026 and are expected to change. EunoiaData is not affiliated with or endorsed by any framework body or software vendor; product names are trademarks of their owners and are used for identification only. The course does not prepare you for any certification exam. Country laws on employment, whistleblowing, criminal procedure and data protection are taught as principles, with links to our country courses.
What you will learn
- Why fraud happens under currency stress and in cash-based settings, and the schemes the region faces most often
- How to build a fraud risk register and run a fraud risk workshop with a small team
- How to set up a fraud policy and a whistleblowing channel people will use
- Which preventive controls and red flags matter most, including in ERP data and public tenders
- How to preserve evidence, plan interviews and follow due process in suspensions and hearings
- How to write the investigation report, recover losses, work with police and insurers, and report to the board
Your toolkit
You leave with five ready-to-adapt tools: a fraud risk register, a fraud risk assessment workshop pack, a 20-point red-flag checklist by process, an investigation plan and evidence log, and an investigation report template with a lessons-learned log.
How the course works
There are five modules, each with four lessons and a short quiz. You need 70% on each quiz to complete the course and earn your certificate. Audit basics are assumed; if you need them, start with our Internal Audit Fundamentals course. It pairs with our ERP Audit Toolkit and Audit Data Analytics in Excel courses.
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