General Websites

 

The following websites are able to offer fraud prevention advice:

General advice:

National Fraud Agency  http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk/nfa/Pages/default.aspx

Gives details of current government initiatives and up to date strategic fraud developments

Action Fraud  http://www.actionfraud.org.uk/

The website to report a fraud and for victims to obtain advice. Also has a fraud news and alert news stream.

National Fraud Intelligence Bureau  http://www.nfib.police.uk/

Produces a monthly e-newsletter

Office of Fair Trading  http://www.oft.gov.uk/

Gives advice on scams and has latest scam updates.

Consumer Direct  http://www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/

Provides you with advice before you buy and the information you need to resolve your consumer issues.

Fraud Advisory Panel   http://www.fraudadvisorypanel.org/

A body that carries out fraud research and publishes guidance documents for business ion how to protect themselves against fraud.

Banking Fraud

Bank Safe Online  http://www.banksafeonline.org.uk/

Provides advice for safe online banking and provides advice and details about phishing, money mules and Trojans.

Identity Fraud

Identity Theft  http://www.identitytheft.org.uk/

Provides advice to the individual and business to protect themselves from identify theft.

Jobs

Safer jobs  http://www.safer-jobs.com/

Provides advice to avoid recruitment scams.

Insurance Fraud

Insurance Fraud Bureau  http://www.insurancefraudbureau.org/

Gives update news of Insurance fraud issues and fraud prevention events. Also operates the Fraud Cheatline. Anyone with information on suspected insurance fraud can call this free and confidential helpline - 0800 328 2550

Internet Fraud

Get Safe Online   http://www.getsafeonline.org/

Provides expert advice to protect yourself from identity thieves, viruses, phishing and other internet threats.

Property

Property Forum Acting for Safe Transactions   http://www.pfast.org.uk/

To provide advice around fraud issues within the property market.

Staff    

Protecting employers from Insider Threats      http://www.prefit.info/

Aims to reduce the harm caused by insiders to employers.

Travel

Prevention of fraud in travel     http://www.profit.uk.com/profit/

A coalition of travel industry partners working together to eliminate fraud in the travel industry. Also provide consumer advice.

Vehicle Fraud

Vehicle Safe Trading Advisory Group    http://www.vstag.co.uk/

As part of its aim to protect both buyers and sellers of cars, vans and motorcycles from fraud, VSTAG has published a consumer advice guide