Preventing and Detecting Identity Theft (111W429A16)
Description
Protect yourself and your clients from identity theft, which includes
the theft of personal and professional identities. No one is immune from
this rising tide of criminal misconduct and as your clients seek your
advice, you will be required to perform due diligence in protecting
their IDs. Some will even be tasked with investigating the crime. This
course addresses the needs of each.
As the instances of identity theft continue, people are clamoring for
ways to detect identity theft, protect themselves from becoming a
victim, and investigating instances of theft when they strike. Don’t
allow you or your client to become the next victim!
Learning Objectives
Identify the various means used to commit identity theft and how thieves
obtain the information necessary to commit these crimes
Describe how to protect personal and professional identities from
identity theft
Explain how to investigate a case of identity theft, and the steps
involved in such investigation
Outline keys to success when teaching clients how to implement policies
and procedures to protect their identities
Major Topics
Identity theft statistics Types of identity theft Obtaining the victim's information Tools used in identity theft investigations Finding identifying information on the Internet Investigating identity theft Detecting and preventing identity theft
Provider
AICPA
Course Level
Intermediate
CPE Field of Study
Auditing
8
Instructor(s)
Robert Minniti
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of fraud and related investigations