Fraud

When the new national reporting service Report Fraud launched earlier this year, we wanted to understand what difference it could make for victims of fraud. Catherine Levin caught up with Chris Bell from City of London Police, who led the programme to introduce the service, on the latest episode of For Every Response. 

The chief executive of the Police Federation of England & Wales (PFEW) has been suspended after being arrested as part of an ongoing fraud investigation led by City of London Police.

The government has published its national fraud strategy and confirmed the creation of the Online Crime Centre backed by £31m in funding with the remit to identify the accounts, websites and phone numbers that organised crime groups rely on, and shut them down at scale.

Leicestershire Police warns public of scam calls spoofing the OPCC phone number after six victims lost over £30,000 in fraudsters posing as police and HMRC officials.

A new report from the Police Foundation warns that fraud is leaving victims with significant physical and mental health problems, as gaps in support services mean many are not getting the help they need.

Report Fraud had its public launch this week with the City of London Police promoting the new national service designed to transform how victims and businesses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland report cyber crime and fraud, and how law enforcement and industry respond. 

Report Fraud has replaced Action Fraud as the UK’s national reporting centre for cyber crime and fraud but continues to be run by the City of London Police for crimes in in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched a nationwide campaign warning the public about the growing threat of crypto investment fraud — a crime costing victims millions of pounds each year.

Policing think tank the Police Foundation, in partnership with Virgin Media O2, is calling for the creation of a new fraud prevention agency as part of a suite of fundamental changes it says are needed to deal with a ‘fraud epidemic.’

City of London Police has welcomed the 2025-2027 PEEL assessment framework published by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), which places new emphasis on the crime of fraud.