General fraud
Overview
Fraud that is not against the Council should be reported to Action Fraud who are an organisation who take fraud reports then disseminate them to National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), where reports are triaged and sent out to be investigated where appropriate to the relevant authority. This could be the local Police Force where the fraud took place, or the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) or National Crime Agency (NCA) for very serious levels of fraud.
Victims of fraud are often targeted again as organised crime groups employ fraudsters, share information, and buy and sell victim information. Victims are put on what they call a “suckers list” which is sold and shared because they know fraud victims are likely to fall for follow up scams.
In this section
Abuse of position and financial exploitation
Financial fraud through position of trust
Romance fraud
Emotional manipulation and grooming
Courier fraud
Fake police and bank scam
Money mules
Money laundering via online scams
Advance payment
Paying upfront for fake goods or services
Identity
Using your details without permission
Pension and investment
Examples of fake pension and investment
Phishing, smishing, and vishing
Social engineering scam stealing personal data
Mandate
Unauthorised payment change scam
Account takeover
Account control fraud
Fraud prevention
Scam prevention info and resources
