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The Retail Sales Index (RSI) measures the value and volume of retail sales in Great Britain on an average weekly basis. This report presents estimates in the retail industry for the four-week period 28 April 2019 to 25 May 2019. Ryan Kemp, director of retail, at credit reporting agency TransUnion, reflects on the trends
http://www.smeweb.com/2019/07/01/ons-retail-sales-index-q2-2019/
Nobody wants to discover they’ve fallen prey to a financial scam. Some good news, though – people who have been tricked into transferring money directly to a fraudster now have a new safety net, which should mean they have a better chance of getting a refund.
https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/explained-how-new-safety-net-will-protect-fraud-victims/?utm_source=twitter
Online fraud is on the rise. According to trade association UK Finance, scams against online retailers totalled £265.1 million in 2018, up 29% on the previous year. However, retailers are increasingly arming themselves in the fight against cybercrime. Last year the sector spent 17% more on cybersecurity, found a recent survey by the British Retail Consortium.
https://www.essentialretail.com/features/fraud-prevention-beat-online/#.XQ5mnuO_Xng.twitter
Britain’s fraud capitals for scams involving fake romances, computer virus attacks, investment fraud and bogus tradespeople have been pinpointed by Which?
Following a successful pilot in London earlier this year, HSBC is set to roll out new technology to cut down ATM fraud.
https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/new-atm-technology-reduces-cash-trapping-fraud-theft-hsbc
People in Sussex are particularly likely to say they have fallen victim to romance scams, Norfolk is a hotspot for reports of computer fixing fraud, and London is the capital of online shopping and investment cons, analysis from Which? suggests.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/live-fraud-hotspot-230100226.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL2JjU3NjRW9BNEc&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAnrm5POoKf2Ueyzhz-AQ10xdgNDmlgKsNMfWGzotF0T6tVK4-I-hhgYMp9RcC3RXkdsw90sSATpvd04xvhHGW22F2Val4gsJqTt-ld5tban4kNIOrJXRfxMW7KZ3gcyrjvHvPy-zXD2IiKDUbSq92WHVO6X2r_RqdQ-nkTcuwL5
Millions of Brits have quit social media, changed email provider or moved banks due to fraud in the past 12 months, new research shows.
A ground-breaking milestone sees the UK’s Insurance Fraud Intelligence Hub (IFiHUB) go live, providing the insurance industry with a means to catch fraudsters and dramatically decrease the £2 billion+ annual cost of fraud.
https://www.itij.com/story/115630/counter-fraud-database-ifihub-goes-live
Platform goes live with eleven insurers and will hold industry data on suspected fraudsters and professional enablers.
POLICE have smashed a counterfeit train ticket gang feared to have cost transport authorities at least £18million.
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