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Fraud Advisory Panel announce the launch of its new Business Community campaign, sponsored by Barclays

“Fraud Advisory Panel is delighted to announce the launch of our new Business Community campaign, sponsored by Barclays, supporting businesses in the fight against fraud and […]

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Fraud Advisory Panel announce the launch of its new Business Community campaign, sponsored by Barclays

“Fraud Advisory Panel is delighted to announce the launch of our new Business Community campaign, sponsored by Barclays, supporting businesses in the fight against fraud and […]

Fraud Bulletin October 24

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Fraud Bulletin April 24

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Headlining the Construction Sector and the Imminent Failure to Prevent Fraud Criminal Offence

The construction sector is on the brink of a significant regulatory shift with the pending implementation of a new criminal offence under the Economic Crime and […]

Government publishes guidance on the failure to prevent fraud offence

Key takeaways the long-awaited guidance on the offence of failure to prevent fraud has now been published (the Guidance). The offence of failure to prevent fraud […]

150 Years of Whisky Fraud

What Types Of Whisky Fraud Are There? Let Me Count The Ways Every type of fraud can be applied to any product or commodity, including whisky. […]

The Efficiency of Sanctions for Preventing Match-Fixing in English Football

Football. The sport that is known for vast amounts of money circulating its stadiums. Football players participate in the most popular sport of all time and […]

The First FCFC Webinar: Setting the Scene.

On the evening of June 20, 2024, we held our inaugural Future Counter Fraud Community (FCFC) workshop, Setting the Scene, designed to present an overview of […]

FCFC Launch

“I was recently a panellist at the Fraud Advisory Panel’s event to launch the Future Counter Fraud Community, an initiative that aims to support those aspiring […]

Corporate Attribution and Failure to Prevent Fraud offences

Fraud prevention and response survey: A unique insight into corporate attitudes and readiness. DOWNLOAD

Fraud Bulletin October 23

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Fraud Bulletin July 23

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Fraud Bulletin September 23

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An updated response to failure to prevent fraud offence

Under the current government proposal the failure to prevent fraud offence excludes a significant percentage of the business population. All businesses, whatever their size should have […]

What Is Fraud? — A Simple Question with Serious Consequences

Fraud can take many forms—financial deception, identity theft, online scams, false representation—and its impacts ripple far beyond the immediate victim. But what do we really mean […]

Fraud update 9: current risks

In this update we highlight emerging fraud threats to businesses (especially SMEs) and offer practical advice on prevention. It is based on pooled intelligence shared by members of our Business Fraud Network which meets every six weeks.

Fraud update 8: current risks

In this update we highlight emerging fraud threats to businesses (especially SMEs) and offer practical advice on prevention. It is based on pooled intelligence shared by members of our Business Fraud Network which meets every six weeks.

Fraud update 7: current risks

In this update we highlight emerging fraud threats to businesses (especially SMEs) and offer practical advice on prevention. It is based on pooled intelligence shared by members of our Business Fraud Network which meets every six weeks.

Fraud update 6: current risks

In this update we highlight the current fraud risks to business from investment fraud, email compromise and social media account takeover. On the horizon pension frauds are expected to increasingly threaten the retirement funds of staff.

Fraud update 5: current risks

In this update we highlight the current fraud risks to business from bank fraud, retail and online fraud, mandate fraud, and online shopping. On the horizon more frauds related to energy bills and online shopping are expected.

Fraud update 4: current risks

In this update we highlight the current fraud risks to business from bank fraud, retail and online fraud, and mandate fraud, as well as ransomware and the hacking of social media and email accounts. On the horizon supply chain and e-commerce frauds are expected to increase.

Fraud update 3: current risks

In this update we highlight current business risks including bank/mandate fraud, retail fraud, ransomware and staff fraud. On the horizon, businesses are expected to be targeted by electricity refund scams.

Fraud update 2: current risks

In this update we highlight current risks to business from ransomware, frauds targeting purchasing and payment processes, and the hacking of social media accounts. On the horizon, staff fraud is expected to increase.

Fraud update 1: current risks

In this update we highlight emerging fraud threats to businesses (especially SMEs) and offer practical advice on prevention. It is based on pooled intelligence shared by members our Business Fraud Network which meets every six weeks.

A baseline of fraud and cybercrime research in 2022

This is the first in a series of six-weekly updates for businesses (especially SMEs) on the current frauds that might affect them. In this update we set out our current understanding of fraud and cybercrime affecting businesses based on recent research undertaken by others.