The Houston ACFE welcomes you to a virtual seminar on the 4th Tuesday each month

Audimation has partnered with the Houston ACFE to host this seminar.

Speaker: Jeremy Beck, Ethos Risk

Title: Fighting Fraud with Internet Mining & Ethics of Internet Mining                                  

Description:  When fighting fraud, many do not understand the extensive resources of what information can be located on the internet to identify potential red flag indicators of fraud.  For fraud that is fought with surveillance, this course also focuses on the ethics, laws, and pre-surveillance research required for successful investigations.  It is important for investigators to understand how this information is obtained and utilized for successful outcomes

Bio:  Jeremy Beck is the Director of Sales with Ethos Risk Services. Jeremy has been with Ethos for almost 10 years and has been involved in countless  insurance fraud investigations investigations in his role.  Jeremy resides in the Philadelphia area with his wife and 2 daughters. Jeremy is an active member of the Philadelphia Loss Conference and the South Jersey Claims Association. Along with these memberships Jeremy has presented to several different claims associations on many topics.   Jeremy graduated from Kutztown University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.  

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize what ethical dilemmas are faced by fraud-fighting investigators in the insurance fraud profession
• Define what internet mining is and how it is used by insurance fraud investigators
• Identify opportunities for surveillance and when it is appropriate.

11:50 am Presentation Opened by Audimation

11:55 am Houston ACFE President Remarks

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Speakers Begin

Recommended CPE hours: 1.0 credits.  You must attend the full session plus answer three polling questions to qualify for the CPE credit.

If you have registered and/or paid for an event and you need to cancel, you MUST email events@houstonacfe.org no later than 5 days prior to the event to request a refund and/or cancel your registration.      

Program Cancellation Policy

If you have registered and/or paid for an event and you need to cancel, you MUST cancel online through your account no later than 5 days prior to the event, unless otherwise indicated in specific event policies, to request a refund and/or cancel your registration. The Chapter must confirm event registrations with the venue prior to the event and any changes after this time period can become a financial cost to the Chapter. The Chapter reserves the right to make the final determination on what percentage charge/refund will be returned for cancellations made after the cutoff. The default condition is that cancellations made after cutoff will be charged at 100% and/or no refunds will be allowed. In the event the Chapter determines that partial charges or refunds will be allowed, they will be made on a case by case basis.

In the event of having to cancel one of the events,  the Chapter would immediately send an email blast to all registrants with the emails they used for registration.  The Chapter media relations officer would post on all social media platforms notifying members of the cancellation, and the Chapter webmaster would also post cancellation on the Chapter website.

In the event an attendee does not show up to the event, the registration cost will be forfeited. If payment at the door was the selected method, then the attendee will be billed for the full cost of the event. The Chapter reserves the right to bar future registrations for any attendees who routinely register and fail to pay and/or attend the event.  If you have any questions you may email events@houstonacfe.org."

For more information regarding refund, complaint and/or program cancellation policies, please visit the Terms & Conditions section of the website, or email us at events@houstonacfe.org.    

Attendance Requirements:  In order to receive CPE credit, you must attend at least 50 minutes of each hour presented, and you must answer at least three polling questions per hour presented. 

Additional Information:

Delivery Method: Group Live Presented online due to covid-19
Prerequisites: Not Applicable
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
Who Should Attend:  Anti-fraud professionals, Auditors, Accountants, Attorneys, Investigators, Law Enforcement, Educators, Students
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic

NASBA Sponsor No. 125230

The Houston Area Chapter of the 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 web site: www.nasbaregistry.org