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News and campaign articles surrounding the Report Fraud service. Please note: as the service and website matures, we will be publishing more articles on this page.

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Report Fraud police forces spoof calling alert poster

15 Oct 26

Report Fraud alert: Police forces being impersonated in scam calls using ‘spoofed’ phone numbers

Report Fraud, run by the City of London Police, is urging the public to be sure of who they are talking to following a spike in reports of calls from ‘spoofed’ police force phone numbers.

Picture of a jailed fraudster and gold grills on a scale

09 Oct 26

SIM-swap fraudster who spent stolen crypto cash on gold grills and luxury holidays jailed

A man who used SIM-swapping fraud to help steal almost £200,000 worth of cryptocurrency has been jailed for two and a half years.

Report Fraud social media hacking image with statistics

05 Oct 26

Switch to passkeys: Report Fraud warning as email and social media account hacking sums stolen rise by more than 400 per cent

Report Fraud is urging the public to protect their online accounts after stolen sums from email and social media hacking surged by 417 per cent in the last year.

A naive elderly woman gives her bank card details to telephone scammers

28 Sep 26

Criminals steal £101 million through Payment Diversion Fraud as City of London Police issues warning to businesses and the public

The City of London Police is warning businesses and the public to stay alert to Payment Diversion Fraud after new analysis revealed victims lost more than £101 million to the crime over the last financial year.

A man being filmed by police bodycam getting arrested

25 Sep 26

Investment fraud mastermind jailed after defrauding victims of more than £1 million

A man behind an investment fraud scheme that took more than £1 million from 74 investors has been jailed for five years and six months.