Online Crime Centre Launches In April

Financial fraud continues to expand, often driven from overseas compounds, has steered the Government to launch an online crime squad. The new Online Crime Centre is will open in April and be populated by a wide range of specialists drawn from the police, government, intelligence agencies, banks and major technological firm providing expertise covering all aspects of financial fraud. Under the direction of the Right Honourable Lord Hanson of Flint, the Online Crime Centre will co-ordinate action against financial fraud, especially overseas scams. The government intends to invest £250 million during the course of the next three years to eliminate financial fraud.

The agencies hold specialist knowledge and understanding of the way the fraudsters tackle their victims, by sharing their collective awareness of the techniques used there is a far greater chance of apprehending them.