Fraud news, research and project updates from @PerpResearch and @the_police_fdn who are working together on a project to examine the local response to fraud.
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Our major new research on the police response to fraud is published today, as reported in today's @thetimes. Key findings are freely available here: perpetuityresearch.com/wp-co…
A nice summary of some of our key findings from our newly published report 'More than just a number' from @public_finance_ publicfinance.co.uk/news/201…
Our report, 'Understanding the police response to fraud' - the culmination of a two-year project investigating the UK response to fraud - will be launched on the 3rd of December... we'll tweet about it here!
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Opening address of our 8th counter fraud conference by Dr Rick Muir#UoPfraud2018
Check out this up-to-date summary of the increasingly sophisticated ways that fraudsters are working to get your money... teapawt.net/ScottMcGready/status/9…
Curious to know what the most popular scams are just now? From Twitter clones and call/text spoofing, to why "always look for green padlocks" shouldn't be used as a verification method, read my first (of many!) article with @lovemoney_com #tell2 #takefive
lovemoney.com/news/71657/sca…
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HMRC has written to the chief executives of major UK retailers, urging them to share details of a prolific scam with all their staff so that they can act as the last line of defence against fraudsters
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Happy Holidays from the Fraud Research team... good luck with that last minute shopping, maybe skip this one for your nearest and dearest!
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Still got some last minute Christmas shopping to do? Fraudsters know you'll be rushed this time of year, so follow our advice to make sure you stay safe!🎄
Why we're carrying out our research into the response to fraud & fraud victims - a blog from one of our researchers: police-foundation.org.uk/201… – at Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
Check out one of our colleague's experience of reporting online fraud: police-foundation.org.uk/201…
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RT @actionfrauduk: Beware of fake Royal Mail delivery cards posted through letterboxes - ow.ly/GviO30edvma
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Today's #crimestats from @ONS show that there were 3.4 million fraud and 2.8 million cyber offences.
That’s 47% of ALL crime.
Piece on our very recently published Organised Crime project in @LPmagEU lpportal.eu/content/editoria… – at Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
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Good intro from criminologist Prof Martin Gill. Very interested in recent work on organised crime & interviews with fraudsters #IGFraud17
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We need to rethink how we respond more effectively to fraud prof Martin Gill #IGFraud17
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'Prof Gill giving his closing remarks after a fascinating day at #IGFraud17 'Effective data sharing and partnership working highlighted'
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NEW REPORT- Published today 'The impact of #organisedcrime in local communities' with @the_police_fdn ow.ly/Sahl30cHuDX
Our two-year project 'The impact of organised crime in local communities' - final report released this week: police-foundation.org.uk/upl… – at Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
