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Master of Science in Anti-Fraud Behavioral Analysis
Numbers do not commit fraud. People do.
Learn to detect deceptive language patterns, nonverbal cues, insider motivation and behavioral red flags, then translate that analysis into professional reports that can support corporate, investigative and legal decisions.
- Move from auditing what happened to understanding who did it, why and how it was concealed.
- Build behavioral evidence through language analysis, nonverbal behavior, interviews, OSINT and profiling.
- Designed for fraud, AML, audit, compliance, corporate security and financial crime professionals.
- Study while you work, with online access, case-based learning and human academic support.
30 minutes, no obligation. Human-tech, one-to-one, always a real person.
Move from reacting to fraud to leading prevention.
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Keep your caseload. Add the method.
You keep your role, your week and your responsibilities. The master adapts to your professional rhythm while you build a more strategic way to investigate fraud.
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Get the number that matters: yours.
Total program cost is 12,508 USD, from about 5,776 USD with income-based aid, and 0% monthly plans change your final route.
Monthly payments. 0% interest. Financial aid.
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0% interestSplit into monthly plans.
ProtectedStudent Protection Plan pauses payments if you lose your job.
Numbers Don't Commit Fraud. People Do.
Traditional auditing looks for red flags in spreadsheets. This master trains you to see the red flags in human behavior before the money disappears.
The old way
Reactive Auditing
Focusing solely on financial data often means you detect the fraud only after the damage is done.
The new way
Behavioral Compliance through the SAVE MetaProtocol
Master the psychological tools to identify the fraudster, uncover the motive and obtain the truth.
- 1Detect deception. Apply investigative interviewing techniques to detect deception.
- 2Profile insider threats. Identify behavioral red flags early.
- 3Analyze language. Use linguistic analysis to spot inconsistencies in statements.
Faculty who understand fraud, behavior and evidence.
Faculty include anti-fraud specialists, behavioral analysts, law enforcement professionals, psychologists, criminologists and university leaders. The program is grounded in operational practice and behavioral science.
Carlos Tasso Eira de Aquino, PhD
Chief Academic Officer at higher-education institutions across the USA
Strategic management, economics and business analytics.
Fulbright Specialist (U.S. Department of State); based in Tampa, Florida
Organizational leadership, public-sector strategy and applied research.
Executive coach and consultant for leaders across the United States, DBA
Executive leadership, enterprise transformation and strategic execution.
Professor of Data Science and Data Governance, DBA; Webster University
Data science, data governance and analytics leadership.
Marketing educator, DBA; Alabama A&M University
Marketing strategy, consumer behavior and higher education.
Professor of Social Psychology
Deception detection, credibility assessment and peer-reviewed psychology research.
Director, Institute of Anti-Fraud Behavioral Analysis
Anti-fraud behavioral analysis, investigation strategy and expert-report development.
Commander, European law enforcement
Criminal behavior analysis, investigative interviewing and operational case methodology.
Commander, European law enforcement
Forensic psychology, criminal behavior analysis and investigation training.
Director, School of Business & Behavior
Business strategy, behavioral sciences and organizational decision-making.
Psychologist, lie detection and negotiation
Nonverbal behavior, lie detection, negotiation and personality profiling.
Founder of Evidentia University · Ph.D. in Psychology and Economics
Behavioral sciences, economic psychology and university leadership.
Director, School of Crime Science
Criminal psychology, profiling and behavioral investigation methodology.
Consultant and analyst
Coaching, emotional intelligence and deception detection.
Criminologist; CISO & CTO
Cyberintelligence, OSINT and AI applied to behavior.
Cyber Intelligence Specialist
Behavioral cybersecurity, cybercriminology and open-source intelligence.
You don't need a badge to see what the spreadsheets miss.
This master is built for professionals who work near fraud, risk or evidence inside their organizations. What it asks for is analytical rigor and curiosity, not a specific job title.
Auditors, compliance officers and internal-control teams who want to move from finding anomalies in data to understanding the behavior behind them.
Fraud examiners, corporate security and financial-crime investigators who need interviewing, OSINT and behavioral-evidence skills that hold up under scrutiny.
Risk, AML and banking professionals who assess exposure every day and want a behavioral method to anticipate insider threats before they become losses.
Professionals choose Evidentia for applied behavioral science.
"We apply theory to the day-to-day. The research tools changed my worldview. It's a transformative master's." read more
Alejandro Zapata, Financial Advisor, Bancolombia
"A profound academic experience. I'm taking with me real tools, new perspectives, and an incredible community."
Paulina Gaviria, Project Executive, Bancolombia"It is demanding but flexible, challenging but rewarding. Studying at Evidentia has been one of my best decisions."
Mauricio Correa, Global Director, CitiTestimonials reflect personal academic experiences, not guarantees of employment or salary. Outcomes are not a guarantee of employment.
Some of the organizations our professionals come from
The logos shown correspond to organizations where some of our students currently work or have previously worked. Their inclusion does not imply institutional collaboration, sponsorship, or endorsement by those entities.
From behavioral evidence to expert reporting.
From linguistic behavior analysis and nonverbal detection to investigative interviews, OSINT, insider fraud prevention and the Fraud Expert Report, discover how this master covers the capabilities needed to become the behavioral anti-fraud professional organizations need when numbers are not enough.
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Our Commitment to You:
- Licensure: Evidentia University is licensed by the Florida Department of Education, Commission for Independent Education (CIE), License #9097, verify with the Commission. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Commission.
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- Grievance Procedure: We have established procedures for addressing student concerns or complaints formally.
Important Program Notes:
- No Professional Licensing: Please be aware that this Master of Science degree program does NOT qualify the student for any professional state licensing, such as psychologist or licensed investigator.
- No Job/Salary Guarantee: Evidentia University does not make any guarantees of graduate employment or salary upon graduation. Career outcomes depend on individual effort, experience, and external market factors.
- Local Requirements: It is the student's responsibility to research and understand any specific local, state, or national requirements related to employment in their desired field or location.