Counter-fraud

A key tenet of GDPR gives customers the right to be “forgotten”. But, in a cruel twist of fate, the very thing that was to give consumers’ power to demand privacy could lead to a new avenue for identity theft.

http://www.cityam.com/287523/fraud-risk-underlying-gdprs-right-forgotten

Airbnb has partnered with online security experts Get Safe Online to produce tips for how hosts and guests can stay safe online when booking or hosting on Airbnb.

https://www.airbnbcitizen.com/airbnb-works-with-get-safe-online-to-deliver-top-fraud-prevention-advice-to-community/

A man who sold fake goods on the internet auction site eBay has been jailed for 20 months at Luton Crown Court. Trading Standards estimate he had a turnover of around £52,000 from his activities.

http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2018-07-21/luton-man-jailed-for-ebay-fraud/

An act of fraud rarely occurs without subsequent acts to hide it. In the time after a fraud takes place, perpetrators are working in multiple ways to either circumvent controls or take advantage of a lack of controls.

https://acfeinsights.squarespace.com/acfe-insights/top-8-concealment-methods-fraudsters

The Serious Fraud Office has intimated it will now routinely expect companies to hand over written notes from any interviews carried out as part of an internal investigation.

https://www.mishcon.com/news/articles/sfo-to-expect-interview-notes-of-internal-investigations

A series of bilingual books that aim to stop scammers in the tracks have been launched in Wales as figures show just five percent of fraud victims report a crime.

https://businessnewswales.com/bilingual-books-aim-to-reduce-fraud-scams-in-wales/

With thousands of incidents reported annually, Transaction Reversal Fraud (TRF) has a potential industry cost of millions of pounds per year - significantly impacting bottom lines.

https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/15547/can-you-stop-fraud-before-it-starts

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), whose membership has seen rapid growth recently, has added Premier Insurance Company Limited (PICL) to the list.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/insurance-fraud-bureau-announces-newest-member-105059.aspx

While a strong corporate culture is no paint-by-the-numbers exercise, a number of vital components must be carefully aligned — namely, ethical behaviour, tone at the top, mood in the middle and attitude at the base.

https://www.protiviti.com/US-en/insights/protiviti-fraud-risk-survey

A scheme aimed at identifying and protecting potential fraud victims when they visit a bank or building society branch has helped to prevent £654,556 worth of fraud across the West Mercia policing area

https://droitwichstandard.co.uk/news/scheme-set-up-prevents-654556-worth-of-fraud-across-the-west-mercia-policing-area/