Report Fraud– the new service that replaces Action Fraud- has been officially launched.
The service is run by the the City of London Police in collaboration with National Fraud Intelligence Bureau.
Scam victims can visit the website or call its telephone hotline to report cyber crime or fraud.
What does Fraud Report do?
The organisation aims to provide a clear and simple process to report scams.
While it does not investigate fraud and scams itself it does offer to put victims in touch with the police.
The website also offers fraud and scam prevention advice as well as support to victims.
Who runs Fraud Report?
The website is run by the City of London Police and is a replacement for Action Fraud.
It includes a new fraud analysis system that can be accessed by all police forces.
The Report Fraud Victim Service (formerly the National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit), will continue to provide specialist victim support
What has happened to Action Fraud?
Action Fraud no longer officially exists and has been replaced by Fraud Report. The idea is that the new service offers a better fraud reporting system for victims.
Does Report Fraud help scam victims to reclaim money?
The new service is not focused on fraud recovery. The idea is that it will help police and anti-fraud services identify fraud trends and bring fraudsters to justice .
While it will help put victims in touch with police forces to start criminal investigations which, if successful, may be able to help recoup lost funds.
However, it does not hold itself out as a way of scam victims recouping their money.
How can I get scam money back?
If you have lost money to a fraud or scam fill in our fraud reclaim form and we will see if we can help you.
National Fraud Helpline helps fraud victims recover their money through bank reimbursement schemes and litigation.
We are a no win, no fee law firm so you only pay us if your claim is successful.
