15 November 2017 
Matt Sisson, Projects and Membership Manager
In related news, there are a number of fraud developments to alert you to. Firstly, there has been an Action Fraud alert warning that individuals registering with job seeking websites or searching for jobs on The Student Room website are being contacted by bogus recruitment companies/businesses asking them to complete application and interview forms which request personal details and banking details, as well as copies of identity documents. The applicant may be invited along for interview, either in person or over the phone, to make the process look as legitimate as possible. Some job seekers, as well as divulging personal details, have paid money to the fraudsters to secure a bogus rental property alongside the job offer. Please warn your students of the potential risks of this activity, and drop Matt an email if you would like him to send you the alert in full.
Some individuals have been contacting university suppliers to fraudulently order goods, using fake (-ac.uk or .ac.uk.com) university email addresses. Please alert your suppliers to the potential risks.
A number of university students have suffered fraudulent credit card charges against their account, apparently from universities, but again where a fake email address is used.
As part of global fraud-awareness week, CIPFA has published 10 interesting articles on its website, covering a range of issues including internal fraud, tax fraud, counter-fraud strategies, and whistleblowing. A log-in is required but it is free to register.
