Internet Fraud

Executive Summary

Internet Users generally believe they are on there own when it comes to fraud on the internet. Reporting it to the police seems to have no effect. A report from the Attorney General has confirmed this belief.

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Fraud Review released by Attorney General Lord Goldsmith, calls for a National Fraud Strategic Authority and a Lead Police Force to combat fraud across the UK, plus a National Fraud Reporting Centre with "the capacity to accept crime reports from victims".

Press

2007-01-25 - ars technica - Vint Cerf: one quarter of all computers part of a botnet

Author: Nate Anderson

Summary: A new estimate on the prevalence of botnets from one of the Internet's leading authorities paints a disturbing picture of a world in which 25 percent of all Internet-connected machines have bot software installed on them.

2006-07-28 - PC Advisor - Internet fraud out of control in UK

Author: Matthew Broersma

Summary: According to a report from the Attorney General's office, the UK is trailing behind other countries in its efforts to track and investigate internet fraud.

2006-07-28 - TechWorld - UK failing to get to grips with Internet fraud

Author: Matthew Broersma

Summary: The UK is trailing behind other countries in its efforts to track and investigate Internet fraud, according to a new report from the Attorney General's office.

2006-07-27 - ZDNet - UK failing to fight Internet fraudsters

Author: Tom Espiner

Summary: A government review has criticised the police for failing to take online fraud seriously, leaving criminals free to target Internet users

2006-07-26 - The Register - Internet fraud slips through police fingers, says Attorney General

Summary: Internet fraud accounts for eight per cent of all fraud in the UK, according to the Attorney General's office, which says that fraud costs the UK billions of pounds every year. Attorney General Lord Goldsmith has published the final report of his fraud review and has found that internet fraud can sometimes slip through current policing procedures and cost users and businesses dearly.

2006-07-26 - IT Week - Attorney general calls for anti-fraud agency

Author: Phil Muncaster

Summary: The Attorney General has unveiled a series of major new proposals to combat the rising incidents of fraud in the UK, which has seen internet fraud account for eight percent of all cases, according to a new report released last week.

2006-07-26 - Computeractive - Internet fraudsters slip through police fingers

Author: Dinah Greek

Summary: The UK needs a new authority and police force dedicated to fighting fraud - in particular internet fraud - as criminals continue to elude detection, said Lord Goldsmith, the Attorney General.

2006-07-26 - Computing -Attorney general calls for anti-fraud agency

Author: Phil Muncaster

Summary: The Attorney General has unveiled a series of major new proposals to combat the rising incidents of fraud in the UK, which has seen internet fraud account for eight percent of all cases, according to a new report released last week.