Yet in the years since its last review, risks from crypto-enabled illicit finance, industrial-scale fraud, fintechs and ...

A record number of fraud reports were made to the UK’s database in 2025, as criminals continue to take advantage of artificial intelligence. Fraud prevention service Cifas warned that nearly 445,000 ...

Range of potential measures announced by Ofcom include reducing risk of accounts being hijacked for scams ...

The PSR’s July 2026 evaluation found UK scam reimbursement cut APP fraud losses by £73m a year, with 97% of in-scope claims ...

Financial fraud has become one of the UK’s most damaging, persistent, and underestimated national threats. The appointment of the UK’s first Fraud Minister marks a decisive moment—one that could, if ...

According to the Q4 2024 Global Call Threat Report, UK residents received an average of four spam calls per month, with the share of unknown spam calls rising from 28% to 32%. This tally has ...

UK consumers have been on the receiving end of a huge influx of online fraud, losing over £11bn ($13.8bn) in the past 12 months, according to Cifas. The fraud prevention non-profit surveyed 2000 Brits ...

As the winter season kicks in, scammers are not missing the chance to target senior British residents with bogus "winter heating allowance" and "cost of living support" scam texts. The scam campaign ...

A network of at least four organizations running illegal scam centers in Southeast Asia has been sanctioned by the UK and US government. The sanctions will freeze these businesses and properties some ...