Counter-fraud

The Times reported earlier this month that white-collar criminals were going unpunished in the UK, with just eight prosecutions for insider trading in the past five years.

http://www.cityam.com/279806/curb-your-enthusiasm-financial-journalist-tom-winnifrith

The tricks criminals use to get you to trust them and five ways to protect yourself.

https://www.coutts.com/insight-articles/news/2018/how-to-protect-yourself-from-fraud.html

The most cost-effective way to limit fraud losses is to prevent fraud from occurring. But how exactly do you prevent fraud?

http://acfeinsights.squarespace.com/acfe-insights/5-questions-to-ask-yourself-to-help-prevent-fraud-in-2018

It began with an idea to combat fraud in the online dating world, but a technology that verifies the authenticity of photos and videos is now being used for insurance claims.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/technology/the-antifraud-tech-thats-gone-from-tinder-to-insurance-90418.aspx

Today Advisory Board Member and Director of the Fraud Advisory Panel David Clarke talks on the BBC Business Briefing about rising fraud and cybercrime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEKwB6JiGs0

Stay safe from scams. What to do when you are contacted with requests for personal details or payment

https://www.cifas.org.uk/insight/fraud-risk-focus-blog/stay-safe-from-scams-what-to-do-when-contacted-requests-personal-details-payment

The UK’s financial watchdog has been slammed by the Complaints Commissioner for revealing the identity of a whistleblower to Royal Bank of Scotland.

https://www.ft.com/content/ca6a8da0-c7b5-3570-84d7-cce881d229d0

As society becomes more dependent on digital information and devices, social engineering will remain one of the greatest threats to any security system.

https://www.scmagazine.com/social-engineering-how-its-used-to-gain-cyber-information/article/537761/

Tackling Fraud 2020 is an ambitious outreach project with the aim of drastically reducing the number of people in the UK who fall victim to fraudsters.

https://tacklingfraud.org/about-the-programme/

Advancements in technology can help to mitigate the threat of fraud in real time and enable financial institutions to better detect and prevent financial crime while also meeting regulatory requirements.