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Identity theft Red Flags Rule

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for staff. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 30 minutes, 7 lessons, 10-question final check. Last reviewed 8 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain why the Red Flags Rule exists and who it covers
  • Quiz
  • Video

  • Identify the five categories of red flags
  • Tabs
  • Flashcards
  • Quiz

  • Detect red flags during account opening and servicing
  • Flashcards
  • Sorting activity
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Respond appropriately to prevent and mitigate identity theft
  • Accordion
  • Quiz

  • Report incidents through the program owner
  • Scenario

  • Program owner
  • Process
  • Quiz

Final check: 10 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

Who is hurt when someone opens an account with a stolen identity?

 

Victims spend months clearing debts, and the business can take the loss.

Lesson 1, Why the rule exists, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

Who decides whether your business has covered accounts?

 

Coverage depends on the rule's definitions and your own risk assessment.

Lesson 2, What's covered, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

A credit report shows a fraud alert with a phone number to call. What is the best response?

 

Call the number on the alert to confirm the applicant's identity.

Lesson 4, Respond, teaches this. See the outline

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Identity theft Red Flags Rule

Completed on12 October 2026
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Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 4 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The Identity theft Red Flags Rule course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 10-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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7 lessons, about 30 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why the rule exists · 5 min

    Explain why the Red Flags Rule exists and who it covers.

  • Lesson 2: What's covered · 4 min

    Identify the five categories of red flags.

  • Lesson 3: The five categories · 7 min

    Detect red flags during account opening and servicing.

  • Lesson 4: Respond · 4 min

    Respond appropriately to prevent and mitigate identity theft.

  • Lesson 5: Case practice · 4 min

    Report incidents through the program owner.

  • Lesson 6: Escalate correctly · 2 min

    Program owner

  • Lesson 7: Final assessment · 4 min

    10 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: FACTA s.114; Red Flags Rule 16 CFR Part 681 (FTC) incl. 681.1(e)(3) "train staff, as necessary"; App. A Guidelines & Sup…

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check FACTA s.114 or ask your own counsel.

At hire + annually (per board-approved program).

Staff at financial institutions and "creditors" with covered accounts - auto dealers, utilities, telecoms, healthcare billing, lenders - who open or service accounts.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in FACTA s.114.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Our covered accounts
  • Response procedures
  • Red flags program coordinator
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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