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Members of the public who are searching for the official website (for example on search engines) may be directed to the following website: https://www.actionfraudsolicitors.co.uk/  Visitors to the site, which is purporting to be a legal firm, may then be asked to supply personal or financial information. This website is not legitimate, is in no way connected […]

The conviction follows an investigation by North Wales Police after a complex multi-million dollar Business Email Compromise Fraud was reported to the Action Fraud Contact Centre and referred to the force by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau on Thursday the 22nd of November 2018. Michael Kinane (41), a Sri Lankan born British citizen had previously pleaded […]

This is the first phase of activity as part of the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) led operation to combat fraud, Operation Otello.  City of London Police has co-ordinated the courier fraud activity, Operation Radium, across all 43 police forces in England and Wales, and with colleagues from nine police forces, 44 arrests have been […]

Between October 2019 and December 2019, 3,059 crime reports were made to Action Fraud about fake PayPal emails. Victims reported losing a total of £1,121,446 during this time. Those targeted include people selling electronics, vehicles, phones and household furniture via online marketplaces How the scam works Fraudsters will send the victim an email purporting to […]

  Between 1 October 2019 and 16 January 2020, the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) identified 571 reports of Amazon Prime-related Computer Software Service Fraud. The scam has seen fraudsters steal over £1M from victims. One victim, a man from Glasgow in his 60s, lost over £65,000. The scam, which we first reported on in […]