Cambridgeshire Police Fraud and Cyber Security
Yesterday, details of the new Online Safety Bill were announced in Westminster. Of particular note to me as the Fraud and Cyber Security Advisor, was the following:
Technology firms will have to take responsibility for fraudulent user-generated content, including financial fraud such as romance scams or fake investment opportunities.
(Sky News)
It is not clear exactly what this means, but it does appear to be a significant legal step forward to help protect local people from online crime especially fraud.
Further details are available from www.gov.uk
Already in the UK, we have the ability to forward suspicious communications, to those who can take action to try and disrupt the criminal by removing their fake webpages, and denying their telephone numbers access to the national network.
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Against Scams Partnership coordinated by the County Council, already does an excellent job to help protect local communities from scams, so combine that with the new Online Safety Bill and the national reporting for scam communications then we can only be moving further forward to help protect local people from the impact of fraud. And of course, if you forward or post any of my alerts or those of CAPASP to your family, friends or community groups, then I thank you.
Suspicious email forward to [email protected]
Suspicious text forward to 7726
With thanks
Nigel
Mr Nigel Sutton 8517
Business Fraud and Cyber Security Advisor.
Serious & Organised Crime (Intelligence and Specialist Crime Department)
Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Hinchingbrooke Park,
Huntingdon, PE29 6NP
