Crime and Security Research
A second report based on follow-up interviews with fraudsters has been published. The work was undertaken for Protiviti and includes interviews with a range of different types of fraudsters, including those who committed passport frauds and were caught when leaving the country, a fraudster who adopted identities, and theft from employers including someone who stole from a school and two […]
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We are working with the Association of British Insurers to better understand the motivations and approaches taken by insurance fraudsters. We have already conducted some interviews. However, we are trying to find more people who have committed a type of insurance fraud and would be prepared to take part in a confidential and anonymous interview (we are offering a small […]
Read moreOn 20th of November Martin Gill spoke at a conference organised by Insurance Ireland on tackling fraud. There were four talks in all, and delegates learnt more about the role of the Insurance Fraud Bureau and its relationship to the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, and it was emphasised that the word Enforcement is key here. Ireland has different rules, not […]
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Martin Gill appeared on BBC Radio Kent on 18th October discussing a fraud scam. There had been a high number of elderly people targeted by fraudsters for their pin number; the fraudsters ring up pretending to be the police and persuade victims that money has been taken from their account and they need the card and PIN number. The fraudsters […]
Read moreFour police forces in the West Midlands have joined the Action Fraud scheme. Action Fraud is a service run by the National Fraud Authority whose job it is to co-ordinate the UK’s response to fraud. The purpose of the scheme is to act as a single point of contact for the public to report incidents of fraud, these are then […]
Read moreProf. Martin Gill recently spoke about the phenomenon of ‘crash for cash’ insurance fraud on a video produced by the Insurance Fraud Bureau. This type of insurance fraud adds an estimated £50 to the annual insurance costs of individual policyholders. It can also be a contributing factor to organised crime, with the proceeds of insurance fraud funding more serious crime, […]
Read moreLast week our Director, Martin Gill, chaired the Retail Fraud ‘On The Road’ Conference in Leicester. He reported back on a wide array of very good speakers reflecting on such diverse topics as learning from the Olympics to issues involved in centralising a Loss Prevention team. Martin also gave a breakfast briefing in which he reported on some of the issues that […]
Read moreToday Perpetuity’s Director, Professor Martin Gill chaired the Retail Fraud ‘On The Road’ Conference at the King Power Stadium in Leicester. Having published 13 books and over 100 articles as well as being the editor of Security Journal Martin is excellently suited for this role. With 350 delegates, 30 exhibitors and 15 speakers I am sure this has been a […]
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A groundbreaking report by Perpetuity Research and the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at the University of Portsmouth has uncovered a critical oversight in the fight against economic crime. Despite soaring levels of these offences, police forces are not fully utilising the vast resources and expertise available in the private and not-for-profit sectors. Economic Crime at Crisis Levels: Economic […]
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