Smartphones v Fraudsters: The battleground for data
The latest report released by Cifas— the UK’s dedicated fraud prevention service—shows that identity fraud has reached the highest level ever recorded. According to the research, 172,919 counts of identity fraud occurred in 2016, an increase of 68 per cent since 2010. As a result, identity fraud is now responsible for more than half of […]
New campaign to raise awareness of fraud
Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK) has announced the launch of its new Take Five campaign which aims to raise awareness of fraud and provide practical advice for consumers. The scale of fraud in the UK is growing. Official figures released by FFA UK reveal that the overall scale of financial fraud in 2016 was […]