Overview

This accreditation is available to GSMA members only.

Fraud and scams are a growing and increasingly complex challenge across the mobile ecosystem, affecting operators, customers and organisations worldwide. This accreditation is designed for professionals across the mobile industry to build a strong foundation in fraud and scam prevention, understand the evolving threat landscape, and explore practical approaches to managing and reducing fraud risk.

Drawing on GSMA expertise, industry guidance and real-world examples, the programme explores mobile fraud and security, anti-scam strategies for mobile network operators, and effective fraud risk management. You’ll develop practical knowledge that can be applied within your role and organisation.

What You’ll Learn

  • Recognise key fraud and scam threats affecting customers, mobile operators and the wider mobile ecosystem.
  • Understand common fraud methods and emerging risks, including threats across voice and messaging services.
  • Explore practical anti-scam strategies and controls that mobile operators can use to prevent, detect and respond to fraudulent activity.
  • Understand the importance of industry collaboration in tackling fraud and scams across the ecosystem.
  • Apply fraud risk management principles, including risk identification, assessment, measurement, treatment, controls and reporting.
  • Use practical frameworks and real-world scenarios to strengthen fraud prevention and risk management within your organisation.

Accreditation Structure

The accreditation consists of three self-paced modules, designed to build your knowledge progressively across fraud, scams and risk management.
Module 1: Fraud
Build a foundation in mobile fraud and security, including key terminology, major fraud categories and evolving threats.
Module 2: Scams
Explore voice and messaging scams, the controls available to mobile network operators, and the importance of collaboration across the ecosystem.
Module 3: Risk
Develop an understanding of fraud risk governance, assessment, measurement, treatment, controls and reporting.

Who Should Attend

This accreditation is designed for professionals across the mobile ecosystem who want to strengthen their understanding of fraud, scams and fraud risk management. It is particularly relevant for professionals working in fraud and security, risk and compliance, legal and regulatory, product and technology, strategy and operations, and customer-facing roles.

Accreditation Outcome

Upon successful completion, learners will have a solid foundation in fraud and scam prevention within the mobile ecosystem and understand how effective risk management, cross-functional collaboration, and industry cooperation contribute to protecting customers and maintaining trust in digital communications.

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Duration: 12 weeks
Start date: 9 November 2026
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