News Article Regarding UK LE & Internet Fraud

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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 9:45 am

A news report from the BBC today tells how undermanned UK police are when it comes to fighting internet fraud.
Although I've personally come across a few people in the UK who know what they're doing when it comes to 419, unfortunately, they're not the norm and it seems that UK LE have a long, long way to go before they can be classed as efficient when it comes down to fighting internet fraud.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29507414

Quote:

There are not enough fully trained fraud investigators, the senior police officer responsible for tackling the crime in England and Wales has warned.
The number of recorded fraud cases has risen by two-fifths over the last three years, mostly due to an increase in computer-related fraud.

A growth in computer-related fraud has contributed to a rise in offences, though much of the rise in the number of cases may be explained by the fact that a new organisation, Action Fraud, has made it easier for the public to report incidents.

In the 12 months to the end of March, 211,000 frauds were recorded by police in England and Wales - up 17% on the year before.

In addition, 333,000 frauds were reported by industry bodies, a 2% rise.

Good news and bad news. The bad news is that there's a rise in reports. The good news is that seems to be down to the fact that there's a new UK agency which is actually recording reports.
So it's not necessarily a rise in the number of crimes - just of recorded crimes.

Hopefully, now the problem has been recognised, something will be done about it and more resources thrown at the problem.
I wouldn't hold your breath though.

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