Research, Survey and Statistics

UK residents and businesses have seen financial losses of £2.5bn from fraud and cyber-crime over the course of the past year, a new study reveals.

https://www.cityam.com/uk-loses-2-5bn-in-fraud-and-cyber-crime-cases-during-2021/

Almost £92 million has been lost through dating scams in the past 12 months, according to the latest figures from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB).

https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/92m-lost-to-online-romance-fraud-in-past-12-months/

The latest Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) shows a a 12 per cent increase in total crime, driven by a 43pc increase in fraud and computer misuse for the year ending June 2021 compared with the pre-COVID year ending June 2019

https://www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/news/case-studies/ons-fraud-statistics/#.YY760McIeNA.twitter

The amount of money reported lost to cryptocurrency fraud in 2021 so far is already nearly a third (30%) higher than for the whole of 2020, according to police figures.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/cryptocurrency-fraud-losses-30-2021-104548281.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

The cost to people’s well-being from falling victim to a scam can be calculated at £9.3bn a year, consumer group Which? has found.

https://www.yourmoney.com/household-bills/cost-to-scam-victims-well-being-calculated-at-9bn-a-year/

Fraudsters conned more than £4.7 million out of people in Shropshire and the wider West Mercia area in just three months.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/shrewsbury/2021/10/21/fraudsters-con-victims-out-of-94-million-in-the-region/

Financial fraud rose by 30 per cent in the first half of 2021 resulting in losses of over £750m, according to the latest fraud report by banking trade body UK Finance, published this morning.

https://www.cityam.com/rising-uk-fraud-levels-branded-a-national-threat-by-banks/

Financial crime, fraud and hacking soared during the pandemic as criminals took advantage of behavioural changes during three strict lockdowns. In fact, fraud and cybercrime jumped by nearly a third in the last twelve months.

https://www.cityam.com/exclusive-uk-fraud-is-big-business-at-52bn-each-year-says-financial-crime-guru/

Impersonation scam cases more than doubled in the first half of 2021 to 33,115, a finance industry trade association has said.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-finance-government-lloyds-bank-b954982.html

Criminal financial activity is on the rise with loan fraud rates at their highest level in more than three years according to new data.

https://www.cityam.com/bank-loan-fraud-surge/