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What Every CPA Should Know About Scams: Awareness, Prevention & Reporting

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Learning Objectives

  • To define the term Scam.
  • To describe the red flags of Scams.
  • To analyze prevention and mitigation strategies for Scams.
  • To explain action steps for a victim of a Scam.

Course Description

CPAs and other professionals are often tasked with dealing with the aftermath of someone victimized by a Scam. 

This CPE course describes the many facets of modern-day “Scams.” 

This CPE Auditing Webinar chronicles the history of scams and how they have been repurposed to defraud victims today. It explores various case examples. Most importantly, it will describe prevention methods, mitigation strategies, and reporting options. 

The speaker of this CPE webinar Vic Hartman provides unique insights into Scams. He also provides attention-getting case examples to bring the material to life. The presenter is a 25-year veteran of the FBI. He is also an attorney and CPA who specializes in internal investigations in his private practice. 

The following are the Highlights of this CPE webinar:

  • Provide the history of Scams.
  • Provides various case examples.
  • Describes who is the most vulnerable.
  • Provides legal remedies and agencies that can help.

Why you should attend this webinar?

This course is packed full of information and practitioner pointers. It does an excellent job of providing awareness so that practitioners can quickly spot Scams. The presentation is not only educational and informative, but it also does an excellent job of capturing the participant’s attention.

Live Webinar Qualifies For

  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US)
  • 1 General Credit of Auditing for Accountant/Bookkeeper/Tax Professionals
  • 1 CPE Credit of Fraud risks for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Fraud Risk Assessment for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Management Accountants (CMA)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA)
  • 1 CPD Credit of Fraud prevention, detection and response for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP)
  • 1 CE Credit of Detect and mitigate fraud for Certified Treasury Professional (CTP)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Master Analyst In Financial Forensics (MAFF)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Controls Specialist (CCS)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA)

Self-Study Webinar Qualifies For

  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US)
  • 1 General Credit of Auditing for Accountant/Bookkeeper/Tax Professionals
  • 1 CPE Credit of Fraud risks for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Fraud Risk Assessment for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Management Accountants (CMA)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA)
  • 1 CPD Credit of Fraud prevention, detection and response for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP)
  • 1 CE Credit of Detect and mitigate fraud for Certified Treasury Professional (CTP)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Master Analyst In Financial Forensics (MAFF)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Certified Controls Specialist (CCS)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA)
  • 1 CPE Credit of Auditing for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA)

About Instructor

Victor Hartman, JD, CPA/CFF, CFE,

Principal, The Hartman Firm, LLC

Vic Hartman is the Principal of The Hartman Firm, LLC, and a member of the Behavioral Forensics Group, LLC. He is a veteran FBI Special Agent of 25 years, an attorney, CPA, author, professor, and practitioner. Vic specializes in internal investigations, forensic accounting, and fraud mitigation consulting.

Vic is active in the forensic accounting and fraud examination community. He teaches a master’s-level forensic accounting course at Georgia State University. He is the author of the book, The Honest Truth About Fraud which he uses in the classroom, webinars, and workshops where he speaks.

He is also the editor of the Fraud Column in New Perspectives, the professional journal of the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors, and is on the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting.

Vic is a graduate of Emory University’s School of Law. His credentials include being Certified in Financial Forensics by the AICPA and a Certified Fraud Examiner by the ACFE. He is a member of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, and he previously served on the Board of Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta. Vic is a past Board member of the Atlanta Governing Board of the Office of Inspector General. He is a past two-term President of the Georgia Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Additional Information

Course Level

Basic

Credits

1

Instructional Method

  • Group Internet Based
  • QAS Self Study

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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Michael Sowa, CPA (US)

Course materials and presenter provide excellent material and knowledge to help inform audience of situations to be careful of sharing information on phone and online requests.

LH

Lacey Hristov, CPA (US)

I really enjoyed this instructor's course. He kept it simple and gave real life stories from his FBI days.

MM

Michael Miller, CPA (US)

One of your best presenters. Good information with useful real world examples.

MO

Melissa Oduor, CPA (US)

Good common sense knowledge to aware of.

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Doreen Flores, CPA (US)

Vic Hartman is a great presenter

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