Simple fraud schemes that use social engineering techniques are gaining popularity in the United States. These schemes rely on trickery to persuade an unsuspecting employee to divert cash or sensitive information to the fraudster. This course examines techniques being employed such as email spoofing, phishing and vishing using actual recent cases and discusses techniques to minimize the possibility of this type of fraud in your organization.

Learning Objectives
  • Identify email spoofing schemes such as CEO fraud.
  • Recognize phishing and related schemes.
  • Recognize techniques to prevent social engineering schemes.
Last updated/reviewed: March 11, 2024
5 Reviews (33 ratings)

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Member's Profile
The course matter was very interesting and was presented in an organized and effective manner. I gave only 4 stars because I prefer to be able to see the person giving the presentation.

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Member's Profile
The Social Engineering Fraud Schemes-How they work course was beneficial, because of how much a factor fraud has become in the business world and in every day life.

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Anonymous Author
Great explanation with examples of email spoofing, phishing and vishing. Good tips on techniques to minimize the possibility of these types of frauds.

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Anonymous Author
A great introduction to social engineering schemes. Fraudsters get more clever all the time and we need to stay on top of this stuff.

5
Anonymous Author
Great information on Social Engineering Fraud Schemes. Learned new ways of verifying if e-mail address is valid or not.

Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
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Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  An Overview to Social Engineering Fraud Schemes4:10
  What is Social Engineering3:32
  CEO Fraud and Email Spoofing10:58
  Vishing and Phishing11:39
  Spear Phishing, Whaling and Smishing9:32
  Latest IRS Warning and Summary1:56
CONTINUOUS PLAY
  Social Engineering Fraud Schemes41:47
SUPPORTING MATERIAL
  Slides: Social Engineering Fraud Schemes - How They WorkPDF
  Social Engineering Fraud Schemes - How They Work Glossary/ IndexPDF
REVIEW AND TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam