Fighting the Fraudster

In response to: "The Fraud Problem – bigger than we can possibly estimate?" 984 days old
by Penny-Drops [Member]

David

It's normally required that personal identity is provided before making an investment. In the UK (under FSA regulation) this is classed as the verfication of identity in the prevention of money -laundering. Thus to ensure that an investor is who they say they are and that investment funds can be traced to the original investor. I more…

In response to: "The Fraud Problem – bigger than we can possibly estimate?" 984 days old
by davidjohn ^Pro

Please see my account of a ' fraud ' I described two or three days ago on my blog about telephone selling of shares by Brokers in the USA. If I had handed over £K50 or £K100 as they suggested instead of £K1 to test them I'd be crying now.
David.
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In response to: "The Fraud Problem – bigger than we can possibly estimate?" 984 days old
by Penny-Drops [Member]

Hi There,

Many thanks for your feedback - have a look now as I have increased the size of the font. I hope it's an easier read!

I'm a mature student, taking a complete u-turn in life to go back and do something I should have done many years ago. My particular interests are criminal justices studies and counter fraud. more…

In response to: "The Fraud Problem – bigger than we can possibly estimate?" 984 days old
by menhir [Member]

Hello Lucy,

First, could I ask you to consider using a larger font. I do wear specs but with the combination of a light coloured text and a small font, your potentially very interesting blog was a strain on my eyes.

What are you studying apart from fraudulent activities?

:) more…