Preventative spend: research 2018
Findings of a review of existing research and evidence on the financial costs of scams to the Scottish economy to identify and measure preventative strategies designed to reduce their impact. Research conducted by EKOS Economic and Social Research.
Footnotes
1. Scottish Cities top the table for nuisance calls: WHICH report 2016. Which press release - nuisance calls
2. Impact of Scam Calls in UK; trueCall Ltd [telephone call controller system provider]
3. Police Scotland web site- "fraud is sometimes also referred to by other names such as scam or con"
4. Put into context, the scale of the problem is such that the cost of fraud to the UK is greater than the Gross Domestic product of 148 out of 191 countries
5. Scotland currently has around 8% of total UK population
6. Overview of fraud and computer misuse statistics for England & Wales, ONS, 2018
7. Action Fraud, Report attempted scams or viruses
8. Police Scotland, Reporting Fraud
9. Effectiveness of actions to reduce harm from nuisance calls in Scotland, Antelope Consulting, March 2018
10. Ofcom & ICO – Research into the Effectiveness of the TPS, Ipsos Mori, 2014
11. Effectiveness of actions to reduce harm from nuisance calls in Scotland, Antelope Consulting, March 2018
12. The previous National Fraud Authority was dissolved in 2014
13. Fighting Fraud Together: Strategic Plan to Reduce Fraud UK Home Office
14. Age UK 'Only the tip of the iceberg', published 2015
15. Financial Ombudsman - Calling time on telephone fraud 2015
16. National Trading Standards. BBC news report - average age of scam victims
17. For example Police Scotland have been sending information leaflets out with Council tax renewal letters
18. Source: National Trading Standards Scams Team
Contact
Email: Scams.Strategy@gov.scot
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