Press releases

The week is dedicated to bringing togetherorganisations and communities to promote awareness of sexual abuse and sexualviolence.

Two men have been sentenced to jail and one man has received a suspended sentence for their part in a fraud that saw an 84 year old man lose over £70,000.

Dennis Boateng was found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent and sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on Friday 1 February 2019.

The City of London Police, the national lead force for fraud which runs Action Fraud, has revealed that reports of cyber crime in the City of London increased 24% from April to September 2018.

The City of London Police, the national lead force for fraud which runs Action Fraud, has revealed that cyber crime victims lost £34.6 million between April and September 2018. This loss is an increase of 24% from the previous six month period.

The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has ensured that £719 million of IP crime has been disrupted since its inception in 2013.

Research by Action Fraud finds that vulnerable in society are most susceptible to fraud.

A man has been sentenced after he used the personal details of his friends to make a series of fraudulent claims for motor crashes that never really happened. 

Fraudsters created make-believe companies to apply for credit from well-known businesses, including American Express and Barclaycard.