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Frauds can be categorised by the type of victim involved. The most common groups of victims encountered by investigators include:

- Investors

- Creditors

- Businesses

- Banks or other financial institutions

- Central or local government

- Fraud by manipulating financial markets

Frauds can also be categorised by the technique or activity used by the fraudster. These include:

- Advance fee frauds

- Bogus invoices

- Computer hacking of information or property

- Corruption and bribery

- Counterfeiting, forgery, or copyright abuse

- Credit Card fraud

- False Accounting - manipulation of accounts and accounting records

- Fraudulent bankruptcy - exploitation of cross-border corporate structures

- Insurance fraud

- Internet online scams - auctions, credit card purchases, investment scams

- Investment fraud

- Long Firm fraud

- Misappropriation of assets

- Money laundering

- Mortgage Fraud

- Payroll fraud

- Principal agents - failure of systems to restrict key individuals

- Pyramid schemes

- Unsolicited letter frauds.