Action Fraud was established in the
UK to allow consumers to report a scammer in a quicker and more convenient
manner. Due to the increasing number of fraud cases in the UK, the government
has decided to set up a center that will help make reporting and the
facilitation of fraud report much easier, and as a result Action Fraud was
formed. The Action Fraud center is under the management City of London Police
and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau. These two departments are closely
working together to ensure that all fraud reports filed by the consumers are
properly communicated to the authorities.
To give you an idea how to report a
scammer in Action Fraud, check out the details below;
Report a Scammer to Action Fraud
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Online Fraud Reporting Tool
The online fraud reporting tool is a
secure online form that allows you to report a scammer and the details of the
scam that you wish to report. This form is located in a different Web address,
which begins in “https”. This means that all the information that you provide
in this form is transmitted through a secure Internet connection, so you don’t
have to worry about confidentiality and security when you file a report with
Action Fraud.
The online fraud reporting tool is
composed of guide questions that will assist you in retelling how you have been
scammed. It also includes questions about the scammer or the details that were
provided to you by the suspect. In case you have any concern while filling up
the form, you may click on the “Online advisors, live help” and online adviser
should be available to help address your concern using the chat feature
integrated within the site.
Note that you must complete filling
up the online fraud reporting tool in one session so make sure that you have
all the crucial information before you start to report a scammer through this online form. It would take around twenty to thirty minutes to finalize the
form. Remember to review all the details you provided before you submit your
report. This is to ensure that you didn’t miss anything important.
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Fraud Report by Phone
Aside from the online fraud
reporting tool, Action Fraud also operates a hotline where you can report a
scammer. This hotline is designed to accommodate those with limited Internet
access or those who does not have the means to access the online complaint
form. The hotline number is 0300 123
2040. This hotline is manned by fraud specialists who can give you expert
advice on the steps that you should take in order to resolve the scam that you
just reported. The hotline is open from Mondays to Fridays from 9am to 6pm.
One of the special features of the
hotline is it allows you to report a scammer anonymously, an option that is not
available in the Action Fraud’s online fraud reporting tool.
