Anti-Fraud Resources

Sign up as an Official Supporter of International Fraud Awareness Week, and download these ACFE resources to share with employees, colleagues, clients and the public. The following files are provided free-of-charge in an effort to promote fraud awareness and prevention.

Fraud Prevention Check-up
How vulnerable is your company to fraud? Do you have adequate controls in place to prevent it? Find out by using the ACFE's Fraud Prevention Check-Up, a simple yet powerful test of your company's fraud health.

Profile of a Fraudster (PowerPoint)
ACFE research helps identify common traits and behavioral red flags among those who perpetrate fraud. Presented in a short and insightful presentation for any audience.

Tips for Organizations (PowerPoint)
This short and effective presentation from the ACFE provides simple steps any organization can take immediately to help prevent and detect fraud.

NEW: Director Notes: "The Role of the Board in Fraud Risk Management" (PDF)

Written by ACFE Director of Research Andi McNeal, CFE, CPA, for the Conference Board, this paper provides an in-depth look at the impact a fully engaged board of directors can have in helping to protect an organization from fraud.

The Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud & Abuse
According to research conducted by the ACFE and published in the 2010 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, organizations worldwide lose an estimated 5 percent of annual revenues to fraud.

Report to the Nations presentation (PowerPoint)
This PowerPoint presentation of the Report to the Nation is an effective tool for use in anti-fraud training.

NEW: Downloadable Fraud Week logo
Download the International Fraud Awareness Week logo in web format (gif) or print format (PDF).

NEW: Customizable Fraud Week press release
Promote your International Fraud Awareness Week activities to the media using our press release, designed to be customized to your organization.

Managing the Business Risk of Fraud: A Practical Guide (PDF)
This guidance paper, developed jointly by the ACFE, IIA and AICPA, provides key principles for proactively establishing an environment to effectively manage an organization’s fraud risks. It also provides tools, recommendations and real-life examples of how fraud risk management principles are applied.

Occupational Fraud: A Study of the Impact of an Economic Recession
Intense financial pressures during the economic crisis have led to an increase of fraud, according to a survey of fraud experts conducted by the ACFE.