What’s the difference between fraud and a scam? What is fraud? Fraud is a criminal act to deceive you and take your cash – it’s a transaction that you didn’t make or authorise. What is a scam? A scam is where you’re tricked into making or authorising a payment to a criminal’s account. Scammers impersonate […]
Government to invest £48.8m to “step up” efforts against fraud over the next 3 years… https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2022/03/23/govt-pours-48mn-into-new-counter-fraud-authority/
Whether you are a corporate business or a private individual, it is not easy to decide when to use a Private Investigator. First and foremost, ensure you are instructing a credible company, check them out and see if they are members of a professional body such as The Association of British Investigators. We have a […]
It is about time the Government and Authorities recognised the expertise of companies like Surelock, who have the necessary qualified investigators to deal with fraud and white collar crime… See link…https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/14/fraud-victims-short-changed-just-one-1000-cases-solved-police/#:~:text=solved%20by%20police-,Fraud%20victims%20short%2Dchanged%20as%20just%20one,1%2C000%20cases%20solved%20by%20police&text=This%20means%20just%200.1%20per,official%20data%20by%20The%20Telegraph
as Fraudsters steal an average of £4m a day in UK… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58649698.amp
Enfield computer science student pleads guilty to committing fraud by false representation, following the successful investigation by the DCPCU (Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit)… https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/press/press-releases/enfield-student-behind-scam-texts-jailed-22-months
More than £2.5 million has been lost to criminals in the 2020/21 financial year through fake pet adverts… https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/ruff-time-for-animal-lovers-as-scale-of-pandemic-pet-fraud-unleashed-by-action-fraud
Announced by City of London Police to replace ‘Action Fraud’ in recognition of advances to technology and growing demand… https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/no-intention-to-scrap-action-fraud-says-city-of-london-police/ntion-to-scrap-action-fraud-says-city-of-london-police/
After racking up thousands of complaints having consistently failed victims of the scam epidemic… https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9841269/National-fraud-reporting-service-Action-Fraud-axed.html
90-year old Hong Kong Woman scammed by fraudsters – $32m. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-56811380