CFE
The CFE Exam is the ACFE's credentialing test for anti-fraud professionals, recognized worldwide by employers, auditors, and law enforcement as the leading standard in fraud examination. It runs across three rigorous sections totaling 310 questions, and every section must independently clear a 75% threshold — there is no averaging across the exam. Your eligibility window is only 60 days, so a stalled section can hold up a credential that directly affects pay, promotion, and forensic engagements. This page breaks down exactly what the exam tests, how it is delivered, and how to get it done right.
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How the CFE Exam is built — at a glance
120
120 questions in 2.5 hours. Covers asset misappropriation, corruption, financial-statement fraud, and the major occupational fraud schemes.
120
120 questions in 2.5 hours. Tracing assets, interviewing, evidence gathering, expert testimony, and the law that governs fraud cases.
70
70 questions in 1.5 hours. Criminology, ethics, fraud risk assessment, and the controls that prevent and deter fraud.
The three sections add up to 310 questions and about 6.5 hours of seat time. You do not have to sit them all in one day — you can schedule them separately, but all three must be completed within your 60-day eligibility window. Questions are multiple-choice and True/False.
Each section is scored independently and you must answer at least 75% of that section's questions correctly to pass it. There is no averaging across sections — every section clears 75% on its own merits. You get up to five attempts per section; the first is included in the application fee and each failed retake costs $110.
Three sections — bars show each section's share of the 310-question total
Identifying and understanding occupational fraud schemes: asset misappropriation, bribery and corruption, financial-statement fraud, and money laundering. 120 of the 310 questions.
Investigative methods, taking statements and interviewing, tracing illicit transactions, gathering and reporting evidence, and the criminal, civil, and evidentiary law a fraud examiner must apply. 120 of the 310 questions.
Why people commit fraud — criminology and the fraud triangle — plus ethics, fraud risk assessment, corporate governance, and the controls that prevent and deter fraud. 70 of the 310 questions.
Because every section must independently hit 75%, a single weak area — most often the legal content in Fraud Investigations & Legal Issues — can hold up the whole credential even when your fraud-scheme knowledge is strong. Balanced preparation across all three bodies of knowledge is what separates a clean pass from a stalled application.
Two ways to sit the exam — and what to expect on test day
You sit each section in a quiet, monitored Prometric center. Staff verify your government-issued ID, store your belongings, and watch the room. The exam is closed-book — no reference materials, notes, or outside resources are permitted at any point.
You take the exam from a private room at home, live-proctored through Prometric's ProProctor platform. You'll complete a system check, a government ID verification, and a webcam room scan before each section unlocks. The same closed-book rules apply remotely.
A valid, unexpired government photo ID whose name matches your ACFE profile exactly. The proctor captures a photo before the section unlocks.
A clear desk, no reference materials, no second monitor, no phone within reach, and a 360° webcam scan of the room. No one else may enter while you test.
Stay in frame and on-camera throughout. The work must be completed independently. Leaving the seat, talking aloud, or losing connection can flag the session.
The CFE is built for anti-fraud and forensic professionals
Real eligibility rules — and a high bar per section
Difficulty: The CFE is wide rather than deep — it spans accounting, criminology, investigation technique, and law, and each section demands a 75% score with no averaging. The legal content trips up the most candidates, and the 60-day window adds real schedule pressure. That breadth-plus-deadline combination is exactly the pressure point our help is designed to remove.
The CFE is a broad, three-section credential with a hard 75% bar on each part and a 60-day window counting down. Exam Assist pairs you with a vetted fraud-examination specialist and works on a pay-after-you-pass model — so the risk sits with us, not you. No upfront fee, guaranteed results: Exam Assist handles the sitting end to end, and you settle only after the verified result.
Tell us which sections you still need, your delivery method (center or ProProctor), your eligibility-window dates, and your target timeline. Takes a couple of minutes over WhatsApp, Telegram, or Discord.
We review your remaining sections and window and tell you plainly whether it's realistic — before any money is discussed. If it isn't a fit, we say so.
Exam Assist handles the sitting end to end. You're matched with a CFE specialist who maps the work around all three bodies of knowledge, the 75% per-section bar, and the ProProctor environment — discreetly and confidentially.
You only pay once your passing result is confirmed on your official ACFE record. No verified result, nothing owed.
Tell us where you are in the exam and get an honest, pay-after-you-pass plan for the sections you have left.
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