Frauds and Scams

Action Fraud

Action Fraud, the UK's first national fraud reporting centre, takes crime reports from victims of fraud and provides a crime reference number. This information is then fed to the police's National Fraud Intelligence Bureau to gain a more complete national picture of fraud. Action Fraud also provides a wide range of information about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim.

Action Fraud has had 15,000 web reports and calls in the first six months from members of the public who have decided to join the fight against fraud.

Action Fraud is now available nationally and provides the single place for victims of fraud to report to or to get advice on protecting themselves. For more advice or to report a fraud, visit www.actionfraud.org.uk or call 0300 123 2040.

Fraud Prevention Advice

These pages have been set as a resource to assist in combating specific types of fraud and other economic crime, and to prevent you becoming a victim of crime.

The information contained offers practical advice on how to deal with and protect you from fraud and provides information on the various types of scams fraudsters operate.

Should you still have any unanswered questions over fraud or general advice about fraud then please speak to your local Safer Neighbourhood Team.

Please use the links below to jump directly to a section or alternatively use the index on the right hand side of the page:

What is Fraud?	Quick ways to Help Protect Yourself
Online and Phone	Phishing Fraud
E-mail Scams	Identity Theft
ATM (Cash Machine) Fraud	Advance Fee, Lottery and Investment Scams
Money Transfer Fraud	Internet Auction Fraud
Business Fraud	Common Phrases
Common Statements	Examples of Letters used by Fraudsters

Business Fraud

For any business which still has unanswered questions or requires further advice over a fraud matter, then contact your local Business Crime Advisor, as below:

A Division Ian Brailsford -
ian.brailsford.9869@derbyshire.pnn.police.uk

B Division John Davenport -
john.davenport.9870@derbyshire.pnn.police.uk

C Division Richard Burgess -
richard.burgess.9871@derbyshire.pnn.police.uk

D Division Ian Hinds -
ian.hinds.9872@derbyshire.pnn.police.uk

To check which division you are in click here.

Should you think there is a crime happening immediately then call 999 otherwise to report a crime call 0345 123 33 33.

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