Fraud Prevention Capability
This learning has been designed to build fraud prevention capability across the public sector to help strengthen the sector’s resilience to fraud and corruption.
This learning will support public service employees to:
- understand fraud, fraudulent behaviour, and the impacts of it
- learn why people commit fraud and how to identify fraudulent activity
- know what they should do to help prevent and report fraud
eLearning
Understanding fraud and corruption
This module provides a foundational understanding by helping you recognise what fraud and corruption look like in a public sector context. You'll learn why prevention matters, how to identify warning signs, and the impact fraud and corruption can have. It also highlights the important role every employee plays in protecting their organisation against fraudsters.
Why people commit fraud
Explore the underlying reasons behind fraudulent behaviour through the three elements of the fraud triangle. This module helps you understand the pressures and opportunities that can lead someone to commit fraud, as well as how they rationalise their actions and behaviours. These elements are useful for recognising potential wrongdoing and how you can help to prevent it.
Your role in fraud prevention
This module focuses on your responsibilities in preventing, identifying, and reporting fraud. Through four realistic workplace scenarios, you'll learn to spot risk factors and choose the right course of action when faced with potential fraud.
For the accessible version of this learning asset, please email core.capability@publicservice.govt.nz
Video
Watch the video below 'Confessions of a fraudster'.
In this video, you’ll hear the fictionalised account of “Heather Anne”, a former public servant who committed fraud from within a government agency. Through her story, you'll gain insight into how fraud can start small, escalate over time, and go unnoticed in environments with weak controls and misplaced trust. This video encourages viewers to reflect on the importance of vigilance, accountability, and speaking up.
View the transcript: Confessions of a Fraudster video transcript [PDF 64 KB]