Welcome to the PDA news page where you will find regular team updates, training, interviews, fact sheets, and articles from the counter fraud community.
Last few places on our forthcoming ACFTech course
Interview with Laura Weaver
Digital Document Fraud – Training Course Review by Michael O’Sullivan
An Insight to Invoice Fraud!
Latest News
Last few places on our forthcoming ACFTech course
There are just a few places still available on our forthcoming ACFTech course starting on 28th September 2021. The course is a blended learning course with the final day being delivered face to face in Gloucester. The other modules will be delivered via...
Interview with Laura Weaver
Read our recent interview with Laura Weaver, who currently works as an NHS Counter Fraud Investigator, and learn about what her job entails, why she chose to work in counter fraud and what rewards and challenges she faces within the industry. Tell us about yourself...
Digital Document Fraud – Training Course Review by Michael O’Sullivan
Michael O’Sullivan from the TPSO Magazine recently undertook our Online training course in Digital Document Fraud course and this is his review… If you need to check documents and files for evidence of tampering, the Digital Document Fraud course from Peter Darby...
An Insight to Invoice Fraud!
Everyone is at risk of fraud. Scammers are using increasingly sophisticated ways to deceive and steal from us and unfortunately no business or person has guaranteed protection. One methodology used by fraudsters is Invoice Fraud, which is also known as Invoice...
Well done to our ACFS student’s recent success!
We would like to say a big congratulations to Amy, one of our recent ACFS students, for successfully conducting her first fraud case with conviction which has been reported on by Liverpool Echo. Amy shared with us that she managed to prosecute the business owner of...
Course News
Last few places on our forthcoming ACFTech course
There are just a few places still available on our forthcoming ACFTech course starting on 28th September 2021. The course is a blended learning course with the final day being delivered face to face in Gloucester. The other modules will be delivered via...
Our Latest ACFS Programme starts in September 2021 – BOOK NOW!
The PDA Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist (ACFS) blended learning programme is one of our most popular training courses. Not only is it one of the best selling of all our programmes but it continues to be the most cost effective value for money ACFS Programme...
ACFS Training – What’s been happening during lockdown?
The COVID lockdown has certainly caused some changes to the way we deliver the training. Coupled with this has been the reaccreditation of all our ACFS training materials by our academic institution, the University of Northumbria (Newcastle). If these changes weren’t...
Digital Document Forensics
Our Digital Document Forensics course is now available as both classroom and online training. This training will provide students with the skills required to inspect digital documents (like PDF files or word documents) and digital images for tampering which could...
Interviews
Interview with Laura Weaver
Read our recent interview with Laura Weaver, who currently works as an NHS Counter Fraud Investigator, and learn about what her job entails, why she chose to work in counter fraud and what rewards and challenges she faces within the industry. Tell us about yourself...
Interview : Nick Jennings, Head of the Hertfordshire Shared Anti-Fraud Service
Read our recent interview with Nick Jennings, current Head of the Hertfordshire Shared Anti-Fraud Service, and learn about his background and role, and his opinions on the counter fraud industry. Tell us about yourself and the work you currently do? My name is Nick...
CaseNotes
Read our recent interview with John Douglas, creator of the investigative note taking software CaseNotes, and find out about his background, how his tool works and why it can be beneficial to investigations. Please tell us about yourself and the work that you...
Getting to know Ian
What is your favourite part of the job?My favourite part of the job is interacting with course attendees and delivering what I hope is an enjoyable and informative course. What tasks does your job entail?Delivering a course on Identity document fraud awareness...
Fact Sheets
Fundamentals to Countering Fraud; Ransomware
What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a malicious computer program that encrypts files, preventing access to them. Victims have to pay the ransomware author or group to unlock their files. Ransomware usually spreads via malicious email attachments or...
Fundamentals to Countering Fraud; Phishing
What is Phishing? Phishing is a broad term for any fraudulent messages that aim to trick its receivers into revealing sensitive info. The attacker usually ‘spoofs’ (alters) their address/number to disguise themselves as someone known to the victim, or someone in a...
Fundamentals to Countering Fraud; ADVOKATE
What is ADVOKATE? • Amount of time • Distance • Visibility • Obstruction• Known to the witness• Any reason for remembering• Time • Errors In detail A – Amount or length of time the witness had the suspect under observation D – Distance between the...
Fraud on the Dark Web
Fraud on the Dark Web
PDA have already released numerous reports on the fraud materials market on the Dark Web. This post aims to provide an insight into what the Dark Web is, and why it is important to fraud investigators. What is the Dark Web? A ‘Dark Web’ is a collection of sites which...
Fraud on the Dark Web – February 2021
The PDA Fraud on the Dark Web – February 2021 bulletin has been released. This quarterly bulletin looks at how changes in the dark web landscape affects the sale of fraud items and services. This quarter we’ve seen a major market ‘exit scamming’, a flood of...
Fraud on the Dark Web – October 2020
This is the second Bulletin in an occasional series identifying and highlighting the fraud typology taking place on the Dark Web Key points and developments: There were roughly 11,500 adverts for fraud related items available in October 2020. This is...
Fraud on the Dark Web – June 2020
This is the first Bulletin in an occasional series identifying and highlighting the fraud typology taking place on the Dark Web Key points and developments: There were roughly 14,000 adverts for fraud related items available in June 2020. The three...
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Peter Darby | 07714 216126
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