Ep. 5 - The Dominos Start to Fall

Start to piece together the story of how expansive Dawn’s scheme over the years has been through the affidavit written by FBI Special Agent Custer.

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About this course

Course Description 

In Episode 5 of The FraudQast, Agent Custer begins his deep dive into contacting Dawn’s investment clients, many of whom cannot believe they’ve been getting duped. As many of them try to pull their many, Dawn begins a frantic panic and tries to avoid contact with them at all costs because she doesn’t actually have any of their money available to retrieve for them since she’s spent it all on her own lifestyle purchases as well as to pay back other investors and debtors. As her business falls apart and her scheme unravels, she doubles down on mystical spiritual defenses to ‘protect’ her from investigators.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify a key characteristic of a Ponzi scheme
  • Recognize the role of forensic accounting in fraud investigations, such as analysis of records, financials, and communications, which can all be used to fabricate financial records

Course Instructions

To complete this course, you must complete each lesson, including watching video content, reading provided articles, answering knowledge check questions, and completing the final assessment. A minimum passing grade of at least 70% is required to complete the assessment.

Search functionality can be utilized to locate relevant lessons.

This course will expire 12 months from the registration date. 

Additional Details

Delivery Method: QAS Self Study
Recommended Credit: 0.5
Field of Study: Regulatory Ethics – Technical
Prerequisites: None
Program Knowledge Level: Basic
Advance Preparation: None
Published Date: May 2, 2024
 

Curriculum0.5 Credits

  • Learning Objectives & Glossary
  • Episode 5 0 hr 30 min
  • Review Questions
  • Wrap Up
  • Qualified Assessment
  • Certificates + Next Steps
  • Share Your Feedback!

About this course

Course Description 

In Episode 5 of The FraudQast, Agent Custer begins his deep dive into contacting Dawn’s investment clients, many of whom cannot believe they’ve been getting duped. As many of them try to pull their many, Dawn begins a frantic panic and tries to avoid contact with them at all costs because she doesn’t actually have any of their money available to retrieve for them since she’s spent it all on her own lifestyle purchases as well as to pay back other investors and debtors. As her business falls apart and her scheme unravels, she doubles down on mystical spiritual defenses to ‘protect’ her from investigators.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify a key characteristic of a Ponzi scheme
  • Recognize the role of forensic accounting in fraud investigations, such as analysis of records, financials, and communications, which can all be used to fabricate financial records

Course Instructions

To complete this course, you must complete each lesson, including watching video content, reading provided articles, answering knowledge check questions, and completing the final assessment. A minimum passing grade of at least 70% is required to complete the assessment.

Search functionality can be utilized to locate relevant lessons.

This course will expire 12 months from the registration date. 

Additional Details

Delivery Method: QAS Self Study
Recommended Credit: 0.5
Field of Study: Regulatory Ethics – Technical
Prerequisites: None
Program Knowledge Level: Basic
Advance Preparation: None
Published Date: May 2, 2024
 

Curriculum0.5 Credits

  • Learning Objectives & Glossary
  • Episode 5 0 hr 30 min
  • Review Questions
  • Wrap Up
  • Qualified Assessment
  • Certificates + Next Steps
  • Share Your Feedback!