Ministers urged to lead fight against fraud |
Ministers have been called on to show leadership in the fight against fraud by helping businesses to better share intelligence to detect the crime and to protect customers. A coalition of businesses led by the consumer group Which? has committed to sharing data to combat fraud and appealed to the government to prioritise the fight against it. The group, which includes Barclays, BT, Mobile UK, Nationwide, NatWest, Starling, Three UK, UK Finance, Virgin Media O2, and Vodafone, wants to see better intelligence-sharing arrangements. It fears that companies, law enforcement agencies, and the government are not working collaboratively enough to share information on how fraudsters exploit gaps in their systems.