UK SETS UP NEW ANTI-FRAUD TASKFORCE
February 1st, 2016
THE BRITISH government is launching a new regulatory, business and law enforcement taskforce to crack down on the more than 5 million frauds that are undertaken annually in the UK. This Joint Fraud Taskforce will bring together the City of London Police, the National Crime Agency, Financial Fraud Action UK, the Bank of England, fraud prevention body Cifas, plus bank and credit card companies. The taskforce’s goal is to swap intelligence, give a unified response and help raise fraud awareness among consumers. It will build on existing anti-fraud work, for ...
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