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Anti-Fraud Strategy

Fraud Response Plan

Anti-Money Laundering Policy

Whistle-Blowing Policy

Fraud Presentations

• Common Forms of Fraud

• Fraud Indicators

• Fraud Prevention Programme

• Golden Rules to Prevent Fraud

• Why Employees Commit Fraud

Corporate Fraud

Fraud Guidance

• At Risk Employees

• Common Fraud Scenarios

• Employee Fraud

• Reasons Why Employees Commit Fraud

• Fraud Classification

• Fraud Overview

• Identifying CV Fraud

Fraud Documents

• Audit Commission Updates

• Local Government Handbook - National Fraud Initiative 2004/2005

• Public Sector Newsletter Autumn 2003 - NFI Matters; An Update on the National Fraud Initiative

• Public Sector Newsletter Summer 2003 - NFI Matters; An Update on the National Fraud Initiative

• Public Sector National Report 2004 - National Fraud Initiative 2002/2003

• Public Sector National Report 2006 - National Fraud Initiative 2004/2005

• Public Sector Newsletter 2005 - NFI Matters; An Update on the National Fraud Initiative

• Public Sector Newsletter 2006 - NFI Matters; An Update on the National Fraud Initiative

• Your Business @ Risk - An Update on IT Abuse 2001

• Your Business @ Risk - An Update on IT Abuse 2004

• Fraud Advisory Panel Brochures

• Cybercrime and the Proceeds of Crime Act - A Practical Guide

• Fighting Fraud - A guide for SMEs

• Have You Been Scammed - Identifying Internet and Email Scams

• The Human Costs of Fraud - Seventh Annual Review 2004-2005

• Identity Theft - Do You Know The Signs?

• Study of Published Literature on the Nature and Extent of Fraud in the Private and Public Sector

• Why is Management Reticent to Report Fraud?

• General Documents

• Anti-Phishing Working Group - Phishing Activity Trends Report, January 2006

• Information Commissioner's Office - What Price Privacy? - The Unlawful Trade In Confidential Personal Information

• The Internet Crime Complaint Center - 2005 Internet Fraud Crime Report prepared by the Internet Crime Complaint Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation

• Learning from Fraudsters - results of a survey conducted with convicted fraudsters

• National Audit Office Report - Tackling Fraud Against the Inland Revenue

• National Anti Fraud Network draft report 2005 - Strategic Risk Assessment: Local Authority Fraud

• Review of Fraud in the UK - Interim Report March 2006

• HM Treasury Reports

• 2002 - 2003 Fraud Report: Anti Fraud Advice and Guidance

• 2003 - 2004 Fraud Report: An Analysis of Reported Fraud in Government Departments

• 2004 - 2005 Fraud Report: An Analysis of Reported Fraud in Government Departments

• Fraud Case Notes

• Good Practice in Tackling External Fraud

• Managing the Risk of Fraud: A Guide For Managers

• Office of Fair Trading Factsheets

• A Scammer in the Works

• Assessing the Impact of Public Sector Procurement on Competition

• How to Recognise a Scam - Is It Too Good to be True?

• Scam Awareness: Recognise It, Report It, Stop It

• Scambuster - Your Guide to Beating the Scammers

• Special Report on Cartels - Fighting Anti-Competitiveness and Collusion

• Top Ten Scams to Look Out For

• Serious Fraud Office Factsheets

• Conspiracy to Defraud - The Facts

• Corruption - The Facts

• False Accounting - The Facts

• Money Laundering - The Facts

• Local Government Association Fraud Manual

• Anti-Fraud and Corruption in Local Government

• Module One: Benefits

• Module Two: Housing Renovation Grants

• Module Three: Cash Collection

• Module Four: Car Parking

• Module Five: Credit Income

• Module Six: Creditor Payments

• Module Seven: Cheques

• Module Eight: Stores

• Module Nine: Contracts

• Module Ten: Loans and Investments

• Module Eleven: Payroll and Expenses

• Module Twelve: Expenses Claims

• Module Thirteen: Car Loans

• Module Fourteen: Corruption

• Module Fifteen: Local Councils

• Module Sixteen: Social Services

• Module Seventeen: Student Awards

Personal Fraud

• Advance Fee Credit

• Bogus Credit Card Offers

• Business Opportunities

• Buyers Clubs

• Charity Scams

• Credit Card Skimming

• False Bills

• Home Repairs

• How to prevent unwanted SPAM emails

• Identity Theft

• International Modem Dialling

• International Telephone Fraud

• Investment Scams

• Lottery Scams

• Nigerian Advance Fee Letters (The 419 Fraud)

• Online Auction Fraud

• Internet "Page Jacking"

• Parcel Delivery & Premium Rate Telephone Number Scam

• Personal Details Verification

• "Phishing" Emails

• "Ponzi" Schemes

• Prizes and Sweepstake Scams

• Pyramid or MLM Schemes

• Sponsored Publications

• Tele-Marketing Scams

• Top Tips for Banking Online

• Travel Fraud Scams

• Work from Home Scams

Fraud Links
 

Help us to fight fraud in the Council - BLOW THE WHISTLE!

If you have any concerns or suspicions about potentially fraudulent activity within the Council please contact the Anti-Fraud Auditor in Internal Audit for an informal discussion:

Email alemarinel@northumberland.gov.uk
Telephone 01670 534143

Click here for further details of the Council's Whistleblowing Policy

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