ACAMS - CAFS Certified Anti-Fraud Specialist

Please note the general terms and conditions applicable to this training: your registration cannot under any circumstances be refunded once you have received your ACAMS access and materials. Your registration may only be postponed to a later session.

As initially proposed, the original CAFS material from ACAMS will be summarized and condensed into an 16-hour session. This two-day format may be especially appealing to executives who are unable to commit to extended training periods.
This advanced certificate has been developed to complement your existingknowledge of Anti-Bribery and Corruption practices and to continue todevelop your skills in this area. You will deepen your knowledge and skillsthrough in-depth analysis of international and national regulations, the reviewof different types of corruption (including internal and external threats),and exploration of various mitigating solutions.

This training is intended as a focused preparation for the Certified Anti-Fraud Specialist (CAFS) exam. However, it is important to emphasize that this session does not replace the need for thorough individual study using the official ACAMS materials. Please note that preparation takes approximatively 80 hours for CAFS. Participants are strongly encouraged to review the Study Guide, Flash Cards, Review Questions, Practice Exam, and Additional References provided by ACAMS to ensure comprehensive exam readiness.

This course and certificate will help you to:

• Learn the different typologies of corruption and criminal behaviours, and the anti-corruption regulations that help fight them, depending on the context
• Improve your control of risk situations thanks to typologies and red flags, to identify internal or external threats
• Develop within your organization measures to mitigate, control and report the risks of corruption
• Strengthen fraud defences with a CAFS-certified team, leveraging technology and analytics for prevention, detection, and response
• Build a resilient fraud risk program

The 2-day program is divided into 6 modular sections, based in the original CAFS program from ACAMS.
Building a Fraud Risk Management Program
Fraud Detection and Analytics
Fraud Investigations
Technologies to Combat Fraud
Fraud Case Studies
Review, exam techniques and questions & answers

Before registering, you must complete the eligibility test by clicking on the following link  Eligibility calculator
If you do not obtain the required 40 credits, ACAMS will reject your registration without liability of the House of Training

Please refer to the information provided by ACAMS in the Candidate Handbook, in particular the section on preparing for the exam.
Practical arrangements:

• The training will be held in virtual format.
• Certificates of attendance will be sent automatically after the course.
• Certificate of success will be sent directly from ACAMS to successful candidates, after they pass the exam
• Anti-fraud professionals in prevention, detection, and response
• Fraud team managers and supervisors
• Fraud officers, investigators, and specialists
• Auditors reviewing fraud controls
• Tech and product specialists supporting fraud prevention

CAFS-certified professionals strengthen fraud prevention across industries, including:

• Banks & credit unions
• Payment & money service providers
• Securities & cryptocurrency firms
• FinTech companies managing client assets

The training will be provided in English.

At the end of this training programme, participants will sit the exam (175 minutes long) in order to obtain their certificate. This is the official, computer-based ACAMS examination, which is organized either in an Pearson Vue exam center, or online proctoring.  Final assessment is a 100 multiple choice and multiple response questions. The exam includes unscored questions, which are included to gather statistical information. These unscored questions are not identified on the exam and do not impact your score. The passing score is 75. We recommend that you take the exam within a maximum period of 6 to 8 weeks.
Practical arrangements:

• Once your application is approved and you have paid the fee, ACAMS will send an email with instructions on how to schedule your exam.
• Any request to postpone registration for the examination is the responsibility of the candidate and does not give right to a refund
• The examination results are communicated right after the exam. If unsuccessful, we invite applicants to refer to the ACAMS Candidate’s Handbook and contact ACAMS to pay the resulting fees (not included in the registration fees), to retake the exam. All details are on their website Specialist Certifications | ACAMS   Please note that ACAMS estimates between 50 and 80 hours of preparation for the exam.

The price includes ACAMS membership, training materials, the two days of training, as well as the exam fee.