Tools
Use these free online tools to support your organisation to strengthen its fraud and corruption countermeasures.
To build an effective counter fraud culture in your organisation, it is vital that programmes and services are regularly assessed for fraud risks and vulnerabilities. These tools are a starting point to assess your organisation’s current counter fraud capability, explore potential fraud scenarios, and identify areas for improvement. Results from these assessments can be used to identify weaknesses, improve countermeasures, raise awareness of what fraud and corruption look like, and ensure people know what to do if they suspect fraud.
Fraud risk scan
The fraud risk scan is a quick high-level review of an organisation’s fraud risk. This online survey is an excellent starting point for employees tasked with assessing fraud risks in their organisation, especially those who have little experience in this area. Use the results of the survey as a starting point to understanding your organisation’s exposure to fraud, and before doing a more thorough fraud risk assessment.
Fraud risk assessment
A fraud risk assessment helps an organisation to identify the risks that are unique to its programmes, functions and units. This is a thorough review, and the results will help organisations understand their fraud risk exposure and design and implement a fraud risk management plan. Use the Excel template provided to document each step of the process: identification, analysis, evaluation and response.
Fraud perceptions survey
The fraud perceptions survey evaluates employees’ opinions of their organisation’s exposure to fraud and its management of fraud risk. Nominated employees take about 45 minutes to complete the survey. The Counter Fraud Centre then provides a report that outlines the two fraudster personas your organisation is most exposed to, countermeasures that mitigate against the two fraudster personas, opportunities to improve countermeasures and fraud awareness, and a comparison against other public sector agencies.
Pressure testing
Pressure testing involves considering – and in some instances applying – common methods used by fraudsters to get around an organisation’s countermeasures. Pressure testers apply creative and critical thinking to look at processes and systems from the perspective of a fraudster. They do not assume countermeasures work effectively or trust that individuals will follow processes, rules and norms. This testing helps organisations to find vulnerabilities and challenge assumptions about how it manages fraud.
Note these tools do not cover all potential risks and the results are provided as guidance only. The assessments should not substitute a formal fraud risk audit.
More information
- Learn what the Counter Fraud Centre has to offer public sector organisations to build their counter fraud capability
- See examples of effective, low-cost counter fraud messaging your organisation can use
- Understand the wider impacts of public sector fraud, beyond just financial
- Register for a range of workshops and webinars, free for public sector employees