Fraud in Review Volume 4
International Fraud Awareness Week (17 to 23 November 2024) encourages entities to take steps to minimise the impact of fraud by promoting fraud awareness and education.
The Centre’s theme for Fraud Awareness Week 2024 is:
This campaign is encouraging all Australians Government officials to work together to identify and understand emerging threats, which will help them safeguard their agencies from fraud in a less certain future.
Explore more about Fraud Awareness Week 2024.
Credential Protection Register (CPR): a lifeline to victims of identity crime
The Credential Protection Register is being enhanced to enable Australians to easily protect their identity credentials from being used for identity and cybercrime, respond to future data breaches, and support and protect victims of identity fraud and theft.
Find out more about the Credential Protection Register.
Occupational Fraud Report 2024
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ latest report, Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to Nations, identifies the factors and devastating impacts of occupational fraud. It analyses the frauds that were investigated between January 2022 and September 2023.
We’ve studied the findings in this year’s report and have pulled out some key highlights.
Read key highlights from the Occupational Fraud Report 2024.
Register your interest for the Counter Fraud Practitioner Training
The Centre will continue to host its award-winning Counter Fraud Practitioner Training Program throughout 2024 –25. The program is designed for Australian Government officials working in fraud and corruption control, risk management and policy areas.
The training will help entities meet the obligations of the Commonwealth Fraud and Corruption Control Framework, and is considered relevant education in fraud and corruption control for the purposes of Element 4.4 of the Commonwealth Fraud and Corruption Policy
Register your interest in the Counter Fraud Practitioner Training.
Publication releases
Initial Fraud Impact Assessment
This guide released by the UK’s Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) outlines the Initial Fraud Impact Assessment (IFIA) process, when and how to complete one and the benefits of IFIA as part of new major spend activity.
Access the Initial Fraud Impact Assessment.
Contract Management Guide
This guide by the Department of Finance provides practical advice for the management of procurement contracts. It may also be useful for other arrangements such as grants, memorandums of understanding (MoU), investments, as such arrangements generally require similar management activities to the processes in this guide.
Access the Contract Management Guide.
Introduction to AI Guide
This guide by the UK’s PSFA raises awareness to counter fraud professionals of artificial intelligence and potential uses in the detection and prevention of fraud.
Access the Introduction to AI Guide.
Contracted service providers, grant recipients and the NACC
This fact sheet published by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) explains how service providers contracted by government agencies and grant recipients are within the NACC’s jurisdiction.
Access the Contracted service providers, grant recipients and the NACC.
Case study spotlight
Nine charges have been laid against a Western Australian man for providing false or misleading information to access renewable energy certificates through the federal rooftop solar rebate.
Access the case study.
Fraud in the media
- Top 5 Fraud Trends of 2024
- Is government losing the battle against tech-enabled transnational organised crime?
- Scammers are targeting myGov accounts during tax time. How can users protect their ATO refunds?
- NDIS participants manipulated by organised crime as agency calls for greater protections
- Home Affairs’ integrity boost worth $50 million announced