Fraud Examiner & Investigator
Finance
Obtain evidence, take statements, produce reports, and testify to findings regarding resolution of fraud allegations. May coordinate fraud detection and prevention activities.
Picture the job
Where you'd usually workA finance or banking office
- Mostly indoors
- Sitting for most of the day
- Regular working hours
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In Malaysia
In Malaysia this role sits mainly in banks' fraud-detection and investigation units (online and card scams are a major focus), in insurers, and in the forensic practices of Big Four and other accounting firms. In the public sector, similar work is done by enforcement agencies such as MACC (SPRM), the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (JSJK) of PDRM, Bank Negara and the Securities Commission.
- How people get into it here
- SPM → STPM, Matrikulasi, Foundation or Diploma → Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, Law or Criminology → audit, bank fraud-operations or internal-audit roles → specialise in investigations. Many add a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, MICPA) and the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
Sources:my.jobstreet.comrandstad.com.my
Pay in Malaysia
We don't have a sourced Malaysian salary range for this job yet, and we'd rather show nothing than a number we can't stand behind.
Where to check:
- JobStreet and Hiredly job ads for this title
- DOSM Salaries & Wages Survey
- SSPA scheme tables, if you're aiming for a government post
How far is this from you?
Roughly how much preparation this job usually takes. In Malaysia your UPU route and the programme's syarat still decide entry, so treat this as a guide, not a gate.
1
Entry straight after SPM
2
SPM + sijil / short TVET course
3
Diploma / TVET (sijil–diploma)
Typical entry
Degree (ijazah sarjana muda)
5
Postgrad (sarjana / PhD) or professional route
How to get here
Post-SPM pathways with programmes in this career's fields. Tap one to see real programmes and entry requirements.
Asasi / Foundation
One-year runway into a specific university: public via UPU or private direct entry.
Diploma
Skill-first qualification. Work after, or enter degree Year 2. Polytechnics keep it affordable.
Check what you may qualify for
Enter your SPM grades and see which routes and programmes you may qualify for. An estimate to plan with, not an offer.
Quick answers
How do you become a Fraud Examiner & Investigator in Malaysia?
SPM → STPM, Matrikulasi, Foundation or Diploma → Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, Law or Criminology → audit, bank fraud-operations or internal-audit roles → specialise in investigations. Many add a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, MICPA) and the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
What should I study to become a Fraud Examiner & Investigator?
Related fields of study: Finance and Law. SPM subjects that help most: English, History (Sejarah), Principles of Accounting and Economics.
How much does a Fraud Examiner & Investigator earn in Malaysia?
We don't yet have a Malaysian source we can cite for Fraud Examiner & Investigator pay, so we show no figure.
What you'd do all day
The tasks that matter most in this job, most important first.
Also known as
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Subjects that matter here
The SPM subjects worth your effort for this career, with the reason for each.
What you'd need to know
The subject areas this job leans on most, and the SPM subjects that build them.
- English Language87%
English
- Law and Government81%
History (Sejarah)
- Economics and Accounting81%
Principles of AccountingEconomics
- Computers and Electronics73%
Computer Science / ICTElectrical & Electronic Eng. Studies
- Administration and Management72%
BusinessEconomics
- Mathematics71%
Additional MathematicsMathematics
Tools you'd use
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What the work feels like
Day-to-day working conditions, so you can tell whether the job suits how you like to work.
- Face-to-face discussionsOften
- Leading or coordinating othersHigh
- Handling conflict situationsRarely
- Indoors, air-conditionedEvery day
- Outdoors, in all weatherAlmost never
- Noisy environmentAlmost never
- Time spent sittingAlmost all the time
- Time spent standingA little
AI and demand for this job
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Share of everyday tasks today's AI can already help with (2023)
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What beginner adverts asked for
We read 23 internship and fresh-graduate adverts in related fields (August 2026). A small sample from one job site, not every vacancy.
18 of 23 were internships
Allowance or pay, when stated
RM1,453 – RM1,700
9 of 23 adverts printed an amount: usually between RM1,453 and RM1,700 a month. Many print none.
Minimum CGPA asked
3.00 to 3.50
Stated in 2 adverts. Others did not state one.
SPM results asked
up to 5 As
1 advert asked for A grades at SPM, so some doors are partly decided before university.
Professional bodies named
Bar
Languages named
Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin
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About this information
This describes what the job involves. Pay, demand and entry routes differ in Malaysia, so check the Pathways and Programmes pages for local requirements.
O*NET occupation: Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts
Job responsibilities, knowledge areas and work context from O*NET 30.3, US Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0. onetcenter.org