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ACFE Washington Metro Chapter

December 2025 CPE Session (2 NASBA CPEs)

December 04, 2025 (Thursday; 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET)

• ACFE DC Members: Free
• Non-chapter Members: $30
• To be an ACFE DC member, please enroll at http://www.acfedc.org

Agenda:

3:00 – 4:00 PM ET - Session 1: How to Outsmart Scammers Targeting Seniors

Session 1: How to Outsmart Scammers Targeting Seniors

Elder fraud includes a wide range of schemes such as romance scams, tech support fraud, sweepstakes scams, and impersonation schemes that specifically target older adults and exploit their trust or lack of familiarity with digital tools. These crimes often take advantage of social isolation, cognitive decline, and a reluctance to report, leading to serious financial and emotional harm. As scams become more complex and widespread, it is increasingly important for families, professionals, and communities to recognize warning signs and take proactive steps to protect seniors.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify common red flag indicators of fraud that target older adults and explain how to recognize them in real-world situations.
• Distinguish major categories of scams that affect seniors and describe prevention strategies.
• Develop a practical protocol for reporting and responding to suspected elder fraud through collaboration with law enforcement, consumer protection agencies, and community organizations.

Session 2: Defending Older Adults from Hackers

This course explores the critical role of secure-by-design and secure-by-default principles in reducing software vulnerabilities that expose organizations to cyberrisk. Participants will learn how these approaches proactively integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle and how secure-by-redesign strategies apply to legacy systems. The training will also examine how market forces, rather than mandates, can drive software manufacturers toward adopting these principles to meet stakeholder demands and reduce long-term operational risk.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify common ways hackers gain access to personal accounts and explain how strong access controls can block these attempts.
• Demonstrate how to set up and maintain secure access practices such as creating strong passwords, enabling multi-factor authentication, and reviewing account permissions.
• Develop a personal cybersecurity checklist to help prevent hacking incidents by keeping devices, accounts, and recovery options properly secured.

Location: Zoom address to be provided after registration.

Field of Study: 2 Specialized Knowledge (IT Fraud)

Prerequisites: None

Advanced Preparation: None

Program Level: Basic

Delivery Method: Group Internet Based

For attendees eligible for NASBA CPEs, CPE certificates will be administered by ACFE DC.

Who Should Attend?

Fraud, financial and risk management professionals including accountants, attorneys, auditors, and fraud examiners.

NASBA Group Internet-Based CPEs

NASBA requires monitoring for active participation of attendees in group internet-based training to be NASBA CPE-eligible.

• Prior to the event, it is the responsibility of the attendee to acclimate with Zoom functionalities and verify their device has the appropriate Zoom version and configuration that will enable Zoom's polling feature. ACFE DC will not be responsible if the attendee's device or Zoom software is not generating Zoom's polling feature. For more information on Zoom or to request for Zoom support, visit https://www.zoom.com.
• Polling questions will be asked at irregular intervals and may be displayed for less than 60 seconds to comply with NASBA’s monitoring of active participation.
• Attendees must respond to polling questions to be eligible for CPEs. Partial CPEs may be granted based on responses to polling questions.
• Zoom handles must reconcile with the registration name of attendees. Attendees whose Zoom handles do not reconcile with their registration name (first and last names) might not be eligible for NASBA CPEs.

Thank you for your understanding and participation so ACFE DC community members can continue to receive NASBA-eligible CPEs on ACFE DC group internet-based training.

Cancelation Policy: 

Full refunds are available anytime when requested prior to 3 days of the event. No refunds will be made for “No Shows” (a “No Show” is a person who registers for a program but who does not cancel registration or attend the program).  A registered person may elect to transfer the registration to another person at any time. Cancellations can be made only by email at chapter@acfedc.org.  Payments can be electronically made any time prior to the event starts. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate "pay at the door" or payment by checks or cash.

Monitoring for Active Participation in Group Internet-Based Training

NASBA requires monitoring for active participation of attendees in group internet-based training to be NASBA CPE-eligible.

• Prior to the event, it is the responsibility of the attendee to acclimate with Zoom functionalities and verify their device has the appropriate Zoom version and configuration that will enable Zoom's polling feature. ACFE DC will not be responsible if the attendee's device or Zoom software is not generating Zoom's polling feature. For more information on Zoom or to request for Zoom support, visit https://www.zoom.com.
• Polling questions will be asked at irregular intervals and may be displayed for less than 60 seconds to comply with NASBA’s monitoring of active participation.
• Attendees must respond to polling questions to be eligible for CPEs. Partial CPEs may be granted based on responses to polling questions.
• Zoom handles must reconcile with the registration name of attendees.

Thank you for your understanding and participation so ACFE DC community members can continue to receive NASBA-eligible CPEs on ACFE DC group internet-based training.

The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) is the world's largest anti-fraud organization with nearly 85,000 members with the mission of reducing the incidence of fraud and white-collar crime. The ACFE Washington Metropolitan Chapter aims to promote fraud detection and deterrence through educational training programs in the National Capital Region.

For additional information regarding Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), please visit http://www.acfe.com.

The Washington Metropolitan Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.