Construction industry urged to face up to fraud threat
The opportunities for fraud in the real estate and construction industry will increase as growth returns to the sector, according to the latest report.
The opportunities for fraud in the real estate and construction industry will increase as growth returns to the sector, according to the latest report.
Seven in ten companies have been victims of fraud in the past year and three-quarters of businesses are susceptible to information theft, according to the latest figures.
Crime in England and Wales dropped by 9 per cent in the year ending March 2013, according to official figures, however cases of fraud increased by more than a quarter.
Companies are being advised how to avoid falling foul of business phone system fraud attacks that can cost them thousands of pounds.
The Metropolitan Police has joined the national ‘Action Fraud’ scheme that is designed to improve
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