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Diploma in Fraud & Money Laundering: Prevention, Detection, and Investigation

Strengthen your expertise in financial crime prevention with PIM’s **Diploma in Fraud & Money Laundering: Prevention, Detection, and Investigation**. This comprehensive program equips professionals with practical knowledge of fraud risk management, anti-money laundering (AML), counter-financing of terrorism (CFT), regulatory compliance, and investigation techniques. Participants learn to identify suspicious activities, detect financial irregularities, strengthen internal controls, and apply effective fraud prevention strategies. Ideal for banking, finance, audit, compliance, risk management, and investigation professionals.

Program overview

Fraud and money laundering threaten financial and non-financial institutions and societies as a whole. Fraud examination, or forensic investigation, is one of the fastest-growing areas of specialization in today’s global business environment. Due to the sophistication in financial crimes, people working for enforcement agencies need specialized skills to uncover these threats or vulnerabilities. The threats emanating from fraud or other unethical activities have attracted and continue to demand increased attention from leaders of organizations, investors, regulators, and hosts of other stakeholders.

OBJECTIVES

  • Financial crime investigation, interviewing witnesses, interrogating suspects, statement taking, forensic evidence, case management, practical training, and preparation and presentation of evidence in courts
  • Develop analytical skills to approach fraud, money laundering, corruption, and unethical irregularities
  • Develop an understanding of the strategies and tools that can be used to achieve fraud prevention through strategic controls and a culture of compliance
  • Introduce ethics and good corporate governance and enhance capacity to recommend actions to reduce the opportunities for fraud and money laundering
  • Develop policies, procedures, and standards to manage fraud risk in the corporate environment.

PROGRAM CONTENTS

  • Module 1: Orientation, CFE Exam & AML Foundation
  • Module 2: Financial Transactions & Fraud Schemes
  • Module 3: Law
  • Module 4: Investigation
  • Module 5: Fraud Prevention & Deterrence
  • Module 6: Money laundering & terrorist financing
  • Module 7: Integration & Exam Preparation

METHODOLOGY

  1. Understand the fundamentals of fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, and related financial crimes.
  2. Gain awareness of global and local regulatory frameworks, including FATF recommendations, AMLA 2010, and guidelines from SBP, SECP, and FIA.
  3. Develop the ability to identify fraud risks and analyze red flags.
  4. Implement effective controls and compliance measures to prevent fraud and money laundering within organizations.
  5. Acquiring practical investigation skills, including evidence collection, interviewing techniques, digital forensics, and reporting.
  6. Use data analytics and technology to monitor, detect, and investigate suspicious transactions.
  7. Enhance decision-making through case studies and real-world scenarios relevant to Pakistan’s banking, corporate, and fintech sectors.
  8. Prepare for and attempt the CFE certification exam.

METHODOLOGY

Physical Class Lectures, Case Studies, Videos, Exercises, and Assignments.

The participants’ performance will be judged by quizzes, assignments, and a final exam. Successful participants will be awarded a Professional Diploma.

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

  • Law enforcement personnel
  • Banking, accounting, and legal professionals
  • Government and regulatory body officials
  • Anyone dealing with corporate fraud investigation, forensic accounting, fraud prevention and compliance, and money laundering

PROGRAM DURATION/DAYS

The program is four months in duration. Classes will be on Sunday (03 pm to 08 pm).

LEARNING INVESTMENT

The fee for the entire program is Rs-70,000/- (Fees are exclusive of all taxes).

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