Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

The Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential is recognized by numerous leading organizations all over the world

Certified Fraud Examiners (CFEs) have a unique set of skills that is not found in any other career field or discipline. They combine knowledge of complex financial transactions with an understanding of methods, law, and how to resolve allegations of fraud. Fraud examiners are also trained to understand not only how fraud occurs, but also why. Being a CFE denotes proven expertise in fraud prevention, detection, deterrence, and investigation. With the CFE credential, you will experience career growth and you can quickly position yourself as a leader in the global anti-fraud community.

The Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential is recognized in the hiring and promotion policies of numerous leading organizations all over the world. Nearly 90% of Fortune 500 companies employ at least one CFE. Did you know that CFEs earn 34% more than their non-certified colleagues?

Benefits of attending this CFE training

The benefits of attending this 5-day CFE training are:

• You can take the official online CFE exam sections at the end of each training day. You can be certified as a CFE within 5 days! (Of course you also have the possibility to take the CFE exam after this training)
• You receive additional and exclusive training materials provided by the trainers and ACFE
• The number of participants is strictly limited to give you all the attention you need
• The success rate of passing the CFE exam with this CFE training is 95%!

All former delegates are (extremely) satisfied with this CFE training and 100% of the delegates would definitely recommend the training to colleagues.

ACFE – the world's largest anti-fraud organization

ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) is the world's largest anti-fraud organization and premier provider of anti-fraud trainings and education. Together with more than 90,000 members in 160 countries and chapters in 125 countries, ACFE is reducing business fraud worldwide and inspiring public confidence in the integrity and objectivity within the profession.

• IMF Academy is the only ACFE accredited training organisation and the exclusive provider of CFE (exam) trainings in The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. We deliver CFE in-company trainings all over the world!

About the CFE exam sections

Master the skills and knowledge you need to pass the CFE exam by attending this official Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) training and become a CFE now! The CFE exam tests your knowledge of the 4 major areas that comprise the fraud examination Body of Knowledge:

I:    Investigation
II:   Law
III:  Financial Transactions & Fraud Schemes
IV:  Fraud Prevention & Deterrence

About the CFE exam

To earn the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential, you are required to pass the CFE exam. ACFE is the exclusive owner of all CFE exam sections. The CFE exams are online and physically administered by Prometric.

• The CFE exam is a computer-based, multiple-choice, closed book, and closed-notes exam consisting of 4 exam sections
• The exam contains 400 questions in total
• Each exam section has 100 multiple choice and true/false questions
• Each exam section will take 2 hours of your time
• You must score at least 75% correct on each exam section in order to pass
• The exam has a number of controls to ensure integrity
• The exam can be taken during the training week or at a later time convenient to you

CFE target group

Are you interested in taking your career to the next level by earning the gold standard of professional excellence in the anti-fraud profession? Are you an (internal) auditor, CPA, investigator, national state and law enforcement officer, prosecutor, security professional, risk and loss management professional, lawyer, accountant, controller, compliance and fraud officer or any other professional dealing with fraud? Then this is your chance to follow a qualified training and become certified as a Fraud Examiner (CFE) within 5 days.

Are you eligible to be CFE certified?

Your eligibility to become CFE certified is based upon a point system which awards credits for education and experience. The admission requirements are:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience, such as accountancy, auditing, criminology, investigation, loss prevention, law enforcement or legal experience related to fraud
• A minimum of 50 qualification points

If you do not yet qualify to earn the CFE title, but you have a minimum of 40 points in the eligibility CFE point system, you can take the training and exam and become officially certified once you have gained sufficient relevant professional experience.

The CFE exam qualifying point system

• 5 qualifying points for each full year of fraud-related experience
• 40 points for a Bachelor's/Master's/Ph.D./J.D. degree or equivalent (or, 10 points for each year of college if you have no degree)
• 10 points for every professional certificate (with a maximum of 40 points)

How to maintain your CFE credential?

To maintain your CFE credential, you are required to earn at least 20 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours every 12-month period. At least 10 hours must directly relate to the detection and deterrence of fraud and 2 hours to ethics. If you have earned more than 20 CPE hours in your previous reporting period, you may rollover up to 10 hours to meet your current CPE requirements. 

For your recertification you can join the Fraud Risk Management training (16 CPE credits incl. 2 Ethics credits), the training Conducting Internal Investigations (16 CPE credits) and the training Contract and Procurement Fraud (16 CPE credits). In addition to completing the annual CPE requirements, you must pay an annual membership fee in order to remain a member of ACFE and retain the CFE credential. If your membership expires, you are not allowed to use the CFE credential anymore.