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Fraud: International Cooperation

Commons · Question 126243 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

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Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK crackdown on vile scam centres steps up with sanctions on illicit crypto network, published 26 March 2026, how many joint investigations si

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 20 Apr 2026

Fraud is increasingly industrialised, transnational and technologically advanced. Methods used to contact and target victims in the UK also include measures to obscure offenders’ true identities and locations. This represents significant challenges for la...