Vendor Fraud and Fictitious Supplier Scheme Detection
Fictitious suppliers, shell companies and manipulated vendor records let insiders divert payments while the books appear normal. This course shows procurement, finance and audit teams how these schemes are built and how to unravel them. Delegates learn to interrogate the vendor master file, verify supplier existence and beneficial ownership, and design controls that stop payments to phantom vendors common in African supply chains.
What you will be able to do
Explain how fictitious and shell supplier schemes operate.
Interrogate the vendor master file for manipulation and duplicates.
Verify supplier existence, banking and beneficial ownership.
Detect employee to vendor links and payment diversion.
Design vendor onboarding and payment controls that hold.
Investigate suspected vendor fraud and recover funds.
Course outline
01Anatomy of Vendor and Shell Company Fraud
02Vendor Master File Analysis
03Supplier Existence and Ownership Verification
04Employee to Vendor Collusion Detection
05Payment Diversion and Banking Detail Fraud
06Vendor Onboarding and Payment Controls
07Investigating and Recovering Vendor Fraud Losses
Who should attend
This programme is aimed at procurement officers, accounts payable staff, internal auditors and fraud examiners responsible for supplier and payment integrity.
Dates, venues and fees
Dates
Venue
Days
Fee
Calendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026
Harare
3
US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026
Kampala
3
US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026
Dar es Salaam
3
US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026
Pretoria
3
R13,000
14 to 16 Sep 2026
Cape Town
3
R13,000
28 to 30 Sep 2026
Online
3
US$900
5 to 7 Oct 2026
Mozambique
3
US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026
Cairo
3
US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026
Accra
3
US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026
Lusaka
3
US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026
Kigali
3
US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026
Nairobi
3
US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026
Durban
3
R13,000
23 to 25 Nov 2026
Johannesburg
3
R13,000
7 to 9 Dec 2026
Mauritius
3
US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026
Dubai
3
US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026
Lagos
3
US$1,500
Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.