UK failing to fight Internet fraudsters
Published July 27th, 2006
A government review has criticised the police for failing to take online fraud seriously, leaving criminals free to target Internet users
UK police are failing to protect and support businesses and individuals who suffer Internet fraud, the government’s top legal advisor has warned.
A report issued earlier this week by the Office of the Attorney General claimed that victims of Internet fraud often aren’t able to report the crime to the authorities, and that the police often view fraud perpetrated against companies as being victimless.
While 8 percent of all fraud in the UK is now carried out online, victims often do not know who to report the crime to, according to Lord Goldsmith’s Fraud Review.
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