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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Tijs Broeke

Fraud is Britain’s biggest crime - we must make scammers pay

UK economy increasingly reliant on digital services (Tim Goode/PA) - (PA Wire)

Fraudsters are adapting faster than ever to our increasingly digital world. From online shopping scams and investment fraud to attacks on businesses and charities, criminals are exploiting new vulnerabilities across society.

Fraud now accounts for more than 40 per cent of crime in England and Wales, costing billions each year and devastating lives. Tackling this threat is not just a policing challenge – it must be a national political priority.

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