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Protect Your Members’ Finances with Fraud Prevention Month Courses

Published Date: Mar 6, 2024

Did you know – 34% of Canadians have personally experienced fraud, 18% have been victims of credit card fraud and 16% are victims of online fraud?

Stay current on the latest fraud scams, and anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-terrorist financing regulations with our most popular fraud prevention courses listed below, and join us on March 7th at 1pm ET for our CCUA Webinar: FINTRAC’s Enforcement Explained – Insights and Strategies for Credit Union Compliance.

Flag the Money™
Flag the Money is a suite of three highly engaging courses that build a strong foundation of AML/ATF knowledge for new employees, emphasizing their role in identifying and flagging unusual transactions. When taken together, these courses form part of a continuous three-year cycle of annual training. Employees who have completed the cycle and are ready for Flag the Money One again will appreciate fresh new content, including Ben’s Web, an all-new dramatic video about a professional money launderer and the credit union team that helps to uncover his illicit activities led by Ben’s observant account manager, Hazel.

Flag Financial Crime
This series of micro-learning courses keeps anti-money laundering and financial crime issues in the forefront of the minds of your entire staff. Key concepts from the annual Flag the Money courses are reinforced and related financial crime topics are introduced. Compliance officers can respond quickly to changes in legislation and FINTRAC Guidance with timely updates.

Card Fraud
This 20-minute online course provides an overview of card fraud, the common methods criminals use to steal cards and card data, and introduction to ATM and POS terminal tampering, best practices for protecting our members from card fraud and more!

Fraud Awareness
This 20-minute interactive, online course provides employees wit an overview of fraud, including the different types and the potential impacts; common methods criminals use to commit fraud; and techniques and best practices for protecting our members—and the credit union—from fraud.

Understanding Information Security
This eLearning module will provide the information employees at all levels of the organization need to manage information security threats. This module will explore popular threats, including malware, phishing, and social engineering attacks. As you progress through the content, you will develop your ability to spot a security threat and gain an understanding of what leads to a privacy breach.

Understanding Privacy Law and Reporting Obligations

This course covers Canadian privacy sector laws that govern the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information. The eLearning module will provide employees with the information they need to navigate privacy law and tax compliance regulations carefully. While working through this module, learners will gain an understanding of the 10 Privacy Principles, Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and Common Reporting Standards (CRS).

If you have any questions or need to help registering for a CCUA Campus account, please contact clientsolutions@ccua.com.