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• Investigating on the Internet: Research Tools for Fraud Examiners

  • When
    May 03, 2021
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:30 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Zoom (Online)

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  Investigating on the Internet

  Research Tools for Fraud Examiners
  

  
  

  5/3/2021 (8:00 AM - 12:30 PM)

  4 CPE Credit Hours
  

  

  Course Info: Are you using online resources in your internal and external investigations to your best advantage? Presented in non-technical terms, Investigating on the Internet: Research Tools for Fraud Examiners will teach you how to use the internet to find and follow leads, and make your fraud examinations more effective.

  
  

  With a better understanding of the information available online, you can increase the efficiency and success of your fraud examinations. In this seminar, you will learn how to locate evidence online using search engines, commercial databases and social media sites. This seminar will also discuss methods for conducting international due diligence, give an overview of emerging trends such as cryptocurrencies and the dark web, and more. The instructor will put these resources into a fraud investigation context while also covering the important considerations for fraud examiners carrying out online investigations

  
  

  About the Presenter: 

  Cynthia Hetherington, CFE, MLS, MSM, CII, is the founder and president of Hetherington Group, a cyber investigations consulting, publishing and training firm. With more than two decades of expertise, Hetherington is a leader in due diligence, corporate intelligence and cyber investigations. 

  
  

  She is the author of three books on conducting cyber investigations and annually trains more than 7,200 investigators; security professionals; attorneys; accountants; auditors; military intelligence professionals; and federal, state, and local agencies on best practices. 

  
  

  Hetherington leads national and international investigations in corporate due diligence and fraud, personal asset recovery and background checks. With a specialization in the financial, pharmaceutical and telecommunications industries, her cyber investigations have recovered millions of dollars in high-profile corruption cases, assisting on the investigations of the top two Ponzi cases in U.S. history.

  Registration Fee:

  
  

  Members: $75

  Non-member Fee: $150

  INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET 
  

  	MAY 3, 2021
  8:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.	Beginning Internet Investigations Start your investigation using the broadest and most accessible internet search tools, such as Google and Bing. This block will teach you how to take elemental searches to the next level and get a higher-quality results. Learn about proximity searches, customized alerts, search operators and other features most users never employ.
  9:20 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.	Break
  9:35 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.	Public Records and Commercial Databases Today, everything is kept as an electronic record. Most of what a fraud examiner is looking for in public records can be accessed online—no more weary days in the depths of city hall or some courthouse. But how do you find what you are looking for? What can you expect to find? This block outlines what is available and where. The limitations of these records are also discussed.
  10:55 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.	Break
  11:10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Investigating Social Media  Fraud examiners can uncover many aspects of a case with a good working knowledge of how these websites encourage the sharing of personal information. Social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and many more can be sources of investigative data to the fraud examiner who knows how to mime them for data.

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