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HM Revenue and Customs has launched a new hotline for the public to report fraud and evasion in the fight against tax fraud. This service will replace the two separate tax evasion and customs hotlines with one, streamlining HMRC’s intelligence gathering on tax fraud. Customers can report all kinds of tax fraud and evasion on the…
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Despite over half (56%) of UK organisations being affected by fraud, confidence levels in fraud prevention techniques is remarkably high, reveals research from Callcredit Information Group. The Fraud & Risk report of 201 Fraud Prevention Managers and Directors, finds that a majority of businesses (75%) believe they are one step ahead of fraudsters, with a…
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At least 500 million Yahoo passwords and usernames, as well as personal information used for security checks, have been stolen since 2014. Equifax has urged businesses to step up security checks. John Marsden, Head of ID and Fraud at Equifax said “Passwords are continuing to topple like dominos, and the rate of major breaches is increasing at…
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