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North Bay Alliance of Certified Fraud Examiners |
What is a Certified Fraud Examiner?
A Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) is a specialist educated and trained in the detection and deterrence of a wide variety of white-collar crimes. All CFEs must meet the rigorous criteria for admission to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Thereafter, they must exemplify the highest moral and ethical standards and must agree to abide by the Association's Code of Professional Ethics.
What is the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners?
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is is the world's largest anti-fraud organization and premier provider of anti-fraud training and education. Together with nearly 50,000 members, the ACFE is reducing business fraud world-wide and inspiring public confidence in the integrity and objectivity within the profession.
Who belongs to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners?
Members of the Association specialize in a wide range of fields, including fraud investigation; criminology; internal and external auditing; loss prevention and security; forensic accounting; law; law enforcement; investigation at the local, state, and federal levels; education; and others, as well as students of these fields.
Becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner is not an easy task. Only Associate Members of the ACFE can be eligible for certification. To achieve the CFE designation, you must meet the following requirements:
Be of high moral character
Meet the minimum educational and experience requirements
Pass the Uniform CFE Examination
Maintain required Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
