Action Fraud website - Report and Support

[fluffet]

www.actionfraud.org.uk/

Great website where people can report any fraud or scam big or small and theres a support and prevention service as well !

Action Fraud is the place for you to find out about fraud.

We’re the UK’s national fraud reporting centre. If you’ve been scammed, ripped off or conned, there is something you can do about it - get in touch with us.

You can now forward on scam emails you receive to Action Fraud at [e-mail]. Read more about forwarding scam emails to Action Fraud. Important: When you send an email you are doing so over the open internet, which we cannot guarantee the security of. Therefore please do not send personal information, such as your address or bank account details, when emailing Action Fraud.

[Ma'amJo]

Good one! I bet it gets well used, particularly in relation to all the Nigerian princes that write telling you you've inherited a fortune. I've inherited several million pounds over the years, but have just been too lazy to write back...

[Mr. Jon Donnis]

Now thats more like it.

[diohuni]

Anyone tried using it yet? Could we bombard them with complaints? Maybe do something co-ordinated against various of the more high profile psychos?

How about homeopathy? Sure there's a nice long list of possible targets. Need to read more of the website to get a grip as to the way it works and any restrictions, but may be worth a try on a test basis?

[loulou777]

I have tried to warn them about numerous fraudsters and their MOs but last time I checked they were only able to accept reports from victims. If my memory is correct they also require a crime reference number. They are not able to accept intelligence reports at this time, although maybe that will change at some point.

[Mr. Jon Donnis]

The problem is that victims of psychics and mediums rarely if ever report any crime, and the police will never give them a crime ref number etc