Tag: fraud prevention 2026

UK fraud hits record high as AI accelerates crime

Fraud across the UK reached unprecedented levels in 2025, with more than 444,000 cases recorded in the National Fraud Database (NFD), according to new...

Manual verification gap fuels UK scam crisis

New data from SmartSearch has revealed that more than half of identity verification checks are still carried out manually, even as the Financial Ombudsman...

Report Fraud launches to unify UK cyber and fraud reporting

The City of London Police has launched a new national service aimed at changing how victims and businesses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland...

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