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Cifas is a fraud prevention service in the United Kingdom. It is a not-for-profit membership association representing organisations from across the public, private and voluntary sectors. Cifas states its mission is ‘to detect, deter and prevent fraud in society by harnessing technology and working in partnership’. Cifas operates two core fraud prevention databases that are claimed to be the largest in the UK: the National Fraud Database and the Internal Fraud Database. Its systems are also used by banks and building societies to access Home Office immigration data through a specialist portal.

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  • Cifas is a fraud prevention service in the United Kingdom. It is a not-for-profit membership association representing organisations from across the public, private and voluntary sectors. Cifas states its mission is ‘to detect, deter and prevent fraud in society by harnessing technology and working in partnership’. Cifas operates two core fraud prevention databases that are claimed to be the largest in the UK: the National Fraud Database and the Internal Fraud Database. Its systems are also used by banks and building societies to access Home Office immigration data through a specialist portal. Data from Cifas' members reveals that instances of identity fraud in the UK are at record levels in the UK, particularly among people aged under 30. Cifas data also highlights the growing issue of "money mules" – people who allow their bank accounts to be used to launder money. (en)
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  • 1988-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1988 (xsd:integer)
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  • London (en)
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  • United Kingdom (en)
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  • Fraud Prevention (en)
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  • dbr:John_Browett
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  • Peter Hurst (en)
  • Anthony Sharp (en)
  • Mike Haley (en)
  • Alan Hilton (en)
  • Barbara Judge CBE (en)
  • Ken Cherrett (en)
  • Simon Dukes (en)
  • Vic Ware OBE (en)
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  • Cifas logo.jpg (en)
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  • Cifas (en)
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  • National Fraud Database; Internal Fraud Database (en)
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  • Cifas is a fraud prevention service in the United Kingdom. It is a not-for-profit membership association representing organisations from across the public, private and voluntary sectors. Cifas states its mission is ‘to detect, deter and prevent fraud in society by harnessing technology and working in partnership’. Cifas operates two core fraud prevention databases that are claimed to be the largest in the UK: the National Fraud Database and the Internal Fraud Database. Its systems are also used by banks and building societies to access Home Office immigration data through a specialist portal. (en)
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  • Cifas (en)
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