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UK government fraud reporting service and Online Crime Centre

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The UK government launched a national fraud reporting service and refreshed its fraud strategy with a new Online Crime Centre, strengthening coordination against cyber-enabled fraud. The service is meant to improve tracking, victim notifications, and real-time intelligence sharing with police. The new centre is tasked with disrupting cyber-criminal operations including overseas scam compounds.

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  1. 25.03.2026 11:35 2 articles · 2mo ago

    UK government launches fraud reporting service and Online Crime Centre

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    The UK government launched a national fraud reporting service to improve tracking, victim notifications, real-time analytics, and instant intelligence sharing for police, and refreshed its fraud strategy with a new Online Crime Centre tasked with disrupting cyber-criminal operations, including overseas scam compounds.

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