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<p>In February this year the Government launched the Joint Fraud Taskforce, a partnership
of government, law enforcement and the banks to collectively tackle fraud. The Taskforce
is looking at new ways to ensure individuals have the tools and knowledge to protect
themselves from fraudsters. A Joint Fraud Taskforce partner, Financial Fraud Action
UK, recently launched a nation-wide fraud prevention campaign ‘Take 5’ which advises
that individuals take five minutes to consider what they are being asked to do, especially
if being pressured to take an unusual course of action such as transferring funds
to an unknown individual.</p><p>The Government’s Cyber Aware campaign aims to help
small business and individuals protect themselves from cyber criminals by adopting
simple secure online behaviours such as having a strong password and always downloading
the latest software updates. Cyber Aware works with a range of public and private
sector partners to embed cyber security advice into a range of every day touch points,
including Get Safe Online, whose remit is to help individuals and small businesses
safeguard themselves against fraud and other online data threats.</p><p>The Home Office
has also invested in new IT for the Action Fraud / National Fraud Intelligence Bureau
(NFIB) capability. Benefits of the new system will include an improved reporting system
and better information for victims as well as more disseminations of crime packages
to forces, and better identification of vulnerable victims.</p>
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