Stop a fake invoice or a change of bank details before money leaves, by checking on a number you already hold
For anyone who reads email, approves an invoice or pays a supplier, which in most firms is everyone. Staff learn to spot fake invoices, changed bank details, CEO fraud and deepfake calls, and to check them with a call to a number already on file. It covers the Fraud Act, bribery and gifts, and the failure to prevent fraud offence. It also covers the rule, in force since June 2026, that makes any company or partnership guilty of a senior manager's fraud committed within their authority. It ends with a 15-question test; finish every lesson and pass it to get a certificate. Law and figures checked September 2026. General awareness, not legal advice.
Content last reviewed 25 September 2026
What you will be able to do
- Stop a fake invoice or a change of bank details before money leaves, by checking on a number you already hold
- Recognise CEO fraud, phishing and deepfake calls, and know where to forward a scam email or text
- Know who to tell inside your firm, what not to do, and how to report to Report Fraud or Police Scotland
- Explain what counts as fraud under the Fraud Act 2006 and bribery under the Bribery Act 2010, and why a caught attempt is still fraud
- Explain how the failure to prevent fraud offence and the senior manager rule expose your employer, and how whistleblowing law protects you
- Use the fraud triangle, red flags and everyday controls such as second sign-off to cut the chance of fraud from inside
What is inside
5 modules, built to be applied at work.
What fraud is and why it matters to you
- Fraud at work: the size of the problem2 min
- Your part, and your employer's policy2 min
The law
- What fraud is in law2 min
- Bribery, gifts and hospitality2 min
- Failure to prevent fraud, and whistleblowing protection3 min
Fraud from outside
- Invoice redirection, CEO fraud and deepfakes4 min
- Phishing, procurement fraud and the Take Five habit2 min
Fraud from inside
- The fraud triangle and the red flags1 min
- Controls that work in any firm1 min
Spot it, stop it, report it
- When something looks wrong2 min
- Reporting outside, what happens next, and the consequences5 min
- Course test5 min
A credential you can prove
Finish the course and earn a certificate with its own public verification page. Share it on LinkedIn or attach it to an application; anyone can check it.