Research, Survey and Statistics

Businesses in the UK are falling victim to fraud and other forms of economic crime more frequently than the global average.

https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/many-businesses-are-losing-millions-to-scams-and-fraud

Over the last two years, UK companies have suffered a substantial level of fraud actions against them, according to new economic crime stats.

https://www.digit.fyi/global-economic-crime-survey-tighter-cybersecurity/#.Ypcicdg7_S8.twitter

The UK has been branded the fraud capital of the world, with £750 million lost to criminals in bank scams in the first 6 months of last year alone. With scammers increasingly using psychological tricks and manipulating our everyday interactions, what can we do to protect ourselves? Reporter Fiona Foster investigates.

https://www.itv.com/news/2022-05-19/scams-fighting-the-fraudsters-itv-tonight

More than 2.7m attempted frauds interrupted, including fake celebrity endorsements and extortion emails

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/10/uk-cybersecurity-unit-tackles-record-number-of-online-scams-in-2021?CMP=share_btn_tw

Over £57 million was lost last year to scams where victims were tricked into handing over control of their computer or smartphone to criminals.

https://www.deeside.com/warning-over-remote-access-scams-after-57-million-lost-last-year/

People in Jersey have been scammed out of more than a quarter of a million pounds in the first three months of 2022 - almost the same amount as what was lost in the whole of 2021.

https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2022-04-21/more-than-250000-lost-to-fraudsters-in-jersey-since-new-year

Young Brits are most likely to get scammed, with many victims losing huge sums of money to online shopping scams, pyramid schemes and rental fraud, a new report found.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scams-young-people-fraud-victim-cryptocurrency-which-000140441.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

The value of fraud cases heard in the Welsh courts in 2021 reached almost £7.9m, nearly double the value of £4.1m in 2020, according to KPMG UK’s latest Fraud Barometer.

https://businessnewswales.com/fraud-cases-heard-in-welsh-courts-in-2021-reached-almost-7-9m/

Fraud victims are losing more to bank transfer scams every hour than the average UK worker earns in a year.

https://www.yourmoney.com/saving-banking/fraud-victims-lose-28k-every-hour/

Despite the lockdowns experienced last year, courts across the Midlands experienced a surge in the number of fraud cases being heard in 2021.

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/2060619-fraud-cases-rise-despite-lockdowns