Financial Crime Prevention Investigative Strategies
Understanding, Preventing and Investigating Financial Crime and Money Laundering
About this course
This Seya Capital Financial Crime Prevention and Investigative Strategies training course builds on the knowledge people already bring to this field. Whatever business or industry you work in, financial crime has been a persistent drain on the global economy for the past 40 to 50 years, pulling trillions of dollars a year in profits out of financial systems worldwide.
This training course helps anyone identify the causes of financial crime, and in doing so, understand how their business can combat it and stay safe and viable.
This Seya Capital Financial Crime Prevention and Investigative Strategies training course will help you to:
- Evaluate the likely frequency and cost of financial crime within your organisation
- Develop a comprehensive financial crime prevention programme
- Target key areas of financial crime with proven detection techniques
- Significantly reduce the opportunities for financial crime
- Efficiently investigate financial crime and present findings effectively to law enforcement
Dates, venues & fees
| Dates | Venue | Format | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 – 19 Nov 2027 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 5 days | US$ 2,650 | Register |
| 22 Nov – 3 Dec 2027 | Arusha, Tanzania | 2 weeks | US$ 3,780 | Register |
| 29 Nov – 3 Dec 2027 | Arusha, Tanzania | 5 days | US$ 2,100 | Register |
Fees are per delegate and exclude travel and accommodation. Every course is also available as in-house training on dates that suit you.
By the end of the course
Delegates attending this Seya Capital training course will:
- Understand what financial crime is
- Understand what money laundering is and why it matters
- Understand how and why people commit financial crime
- Be able to identify red flags across financial crime and money laundering
- Know how to start investigating financial crime, and where to get assistance
- Understand why it matters to instil an anti-money laundering and anti-financial crime culture within their organisation
Designed for
This Seya Capital Financial Crime Prevention and Investigative Strategies training course is designed for anyone who wants to understand the roots of financial crime and gain practical guidance on preventing both financial crime and money laundering from damaging their business, including:
- Managers
- Supervisors
- Team Leaders
- Employees at all levels
- Anyone who wants to know more about financial crime
Course outline
Day 1: Background+
- What is financial crime?
- What damage does financial crime do to businesses and the economy worldwide?
- Why do people commit financial crime?
- What is money laundering?
- Money laundering techniques
Day 2: Starting to Investigate+
- What is fraud?
- How can we identify financial crime? Red flags
- Best ways to combat financial crime and money laundering
- Resources available to investigate financial crime
- How best to instil an anti-financial crime culture within your business
Day 3: The Digital World of Fraud+
- Computers and laptops
- Emails and the cloud
- Organised crime
- The dark web
- Why everything is hackable
- Biometrics: how secure are they?
Day 4: Prevention, Detection and Investigation+
- What is the difference between prevention, detection, and investigation?
- Different techniques for each
- Whistleblowing
- The pros and cons of internal and external hotlines
- Putting yourself in the mind of a criminal
Day 5: Investigation Techniques+
- Evidence
- Forensics, and what it involves
- Who should be involved
- Conducting the investigation
- Interviewing witnesses versus suspects, and the difference between the two
- The ADVOKATE framework
- The PEACE model
How you will learn
This is a basic-to-intermediate training course, and delegates are not required to have any previous experience in financial crime prevention or detection to attend. There are no minimum educational requirements, and no advance preparation is required. The course is delivered group-live, with exercises and role-plays that simulate the scenarios and situations professionals will encounter, and concludes with a short examination.
The return on learning
For your organisation
- The impact of financial crime on business reputation
- The range of financial crime indicators
- Achieving a cost-effective balance between prevention and detection
- Legal implications
- The need for constant vigilance
- Developing an anti-financial crime policy and culture
For you
- Evaluating financial crime risk
- Using interrogation techniques to detect financial crime
- Developing a financial crime mitigation programme
- Completing a successful investigation
- Delivering financial crime awareness sessions to management
Seya Capital certificate
Upon successful completion of this training course, all delegates will be awarded a Seya Capital Certificate.
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Training designed around your organisation
Every course can be delivered privately for your institution, at your premises or a venue of your choice, with case studies and content adapted to your sector and regulatory environment.