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Deepfakes and AI-enabled fraud: Spot, stop and report synthetic voice, video and image scams

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 10 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
35 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At hire, annually
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Pause, verify, approve, report: the process
What would you do?

A voice note from your director asks you to change a supplier's bank account today

Try it: this is one of 17 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
  • Scenario, flashcards, process, timeline and quizzes
  • 10-question final check, 80% to pass

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, word cloud, poll, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 122.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 122.1Recognise common deepfake and voice-clone fraud patterns: fake executive call, fake supplier, fake candidate, sextortionBest practiceWhole course
SO 122.2Explain why visual or audio spotting alone is no longer reliable and use out-of-band verification insteadNIST AI 600-1 GenAI Profile (information integrity)Whole course
SO 122.3Apply the organisation's call-back and dual-approval rules to an urgent payment or data request + your infoOrganisation's payment control procedureWhole course
SO 122.4Respond correctly if you or a colleague are targeted by a non-consensual synthetic imageTAKE IT DOWN Act; EU AI Act Art. 5 (see verification list)Whole course
SO 122.5Report a suspected deepfake quickly through the security channel + your infoOrganisation's incident procedureWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 10 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 35 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Anatomy of a cloned-executive video call

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
The call from "the CFO"TextImageTimeline
CheckQuizKey fact
2

Deepfake types and the rules that apply

3 pages

7 min
Four typesTabs
Why spotting failsFlashcardsMulti-select quiz
The rules in plain wordsAccordionYour infoNote
3

Pause, verify, approve, report: the process

3 pages

7 min
Four stepsProcessYour infoYour infoYour info
Verify or proceed?Sorting activity
Branching decisionScenarioQuiz
4

Grey areas: voice notes, candidates, circulating images

3 pages

6 min
Real or AI?QuizFlashcards
The candidate interviewScenarioYour info
An image going round the officeScenarioMulti-select quiz
5

Speaking up and supporting targeted colleagues

2 pages

4 min
What to say and doProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoKey fact
CheckChecklistQuiz
6

Final assessment

Assessment

4 min
Final check10 questions80% to passCompletion page

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle and agenda
Word cloudWho might an attacker pretend to be on a call with you?
PollHave you received a call, voice note or video that you later suspected was fake?
QuizYour director's voice asks you to approve a payment today. You…
Content · customiseWhy spotting alone fails, and the four-step process {{CALL_BACK_RULE}}
QuizReal or AI? Three invented audio descriptions. The answer reveals that none can be proved by listening, only by verification
ScaleHow confident are you that you could spot a deepfake call?
Open-endedThe most convincing fake request you have seen or heard of
Q&AAsk the trainer anything
Content · customiseClosing, how to report in 10 seconds {{SECURITY_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_1_URL}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 10 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. How confident are you that you could spot a deepfake call or video? 1-5 scale
  6. Do you know our rule for verifying urgent payment requests? multiple choice
  7. Have you encountered suspected AI-generated content at work? multiple choice
  8. One thing we should change or add open text
  9. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  4. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

10 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • How to verify a request: which stored numbers or channels to use{{CALL_BACK_RULE}}
  • Payment threshold or change types needing a second approver{{DUAL_APPROVAL_LIMIT}}
  • Where to report a suspected deepfake{{SECURITY_CONTACT}}
  • HR contact and candidate verification step{{HR_CONTACT}}
  • HR contact and candidate verification step{{HR_VERIFICATION_STEP}}
  • Employee assistance route for targeted colleagues{{WELLBEING_SUPPORT}}
Show all 10 fields
  • Policy, survey and completion record{{AI_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Policy, survey and completion record{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Policy, survey and completion record{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Policy, survey and completion record{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run deepfakes and AI-enabled fraud: Spot, stop and report synthetic voice, video and image scams training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At hire, annually, and after any publicised deepfake fraud affecting your sector.

Who needs this training?

All staff; variant for finance, payments, HR and executive assistants who approve requests; run by security, finance control or L&D.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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