This course is only open to U.S. state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and judges.

Course Description:

While retail fraud may start in clearnet and darknet spaces, it often involves brick and mortar establishments as victims of the fraud, shipping items directly, or having items picked up by customers that paid for them using fraudulent online means. This training will give SLTT criminal justice agents relevant knowledge and skills to investigate retail fraud that starts in Clearnet and Darknet spaces that affects establishments in their jurisdictions. Participants will leave the course with a greater understanding of how online retail fraud is committed, how these frauds target retail establishments of all sizes in their jurisdictions, and gain skills needed to investigate these crimes.

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Recognize common digital fraud trends and schemes and how they affect the retail industry and consumers.
• Identify retail fraud perpetrators and describe the way retail fraud occurs within clearnet and darknet spaces.
• Identify and examine the tools and techniques used in digital retail fraud investigations and prosecutions.

This course is funded by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance.