Fraud victims let down by outdated 1960s policing structure, report finds

Fraud victims let down by outdated 1960s policing structure, report finds

The Police Foundation has called for the way law enforcement deals with fraud to be overhauled by 2030. Victims of fraud are being let down as UK policing tries to battle “21st century cyber-enabled cross-border crime” in a localised system set up in the 1960s, a report has found. Think tank the Police Foundation has called for a major overhaul of how law enforcement deals with fraud, which makes up around 40% of total crime in Britain. In the y…

[Tsu] Tsunan Police Station announced on the 21st that a woman in her 50s in Tsu City was defrauded of about 1.1 million yen in cash under the pretense of investment. It also announced that a woman in her 60s in the city was defrauded of about 1 million yen in cash by individuals posing as city employees. Both cases are being investigated as fraud cases. According to the police station, the woman in her 50s was approached about investing by clic…