Fraud & Financial Investigation Unit
The Fraud and Financial Investigation Unit was established in September 2000 by integrating the pre-existing Fraud Unit with staffing to meet the needs of financial investigation.
Routine fraud enquiries are the responsibility of Divisional Crime Management Services staff, although where the investigation requires specialist expertise, it may be passed to the Fraud and Financial Investigation Unit whose core functions are as follows:
- Major or complex frauds including long firm frauds
- Offences under the Companies Act, Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act and the Insolvency Act
- Major embezzlements, including those perpetrated by professional persons e.g. Bank Officials, Solicitors, and Accountants
- Commercial Crimes against banks and Finance Houses
- Major enquiries from Government Departments
- Allegations of Public Sector Corruption where directed by the Deputy Chief Constable
- Enquiries regarding Estates and deceased persons, Industrial Training Acts and other unusual statutory offences
- Enquiries into fraud, the geographical spread of which makes it impractical for Divisional officers to investigate.
Other specialised areas also fall under the scope of the Fraud and Financial Investigation Unit and include
- Cheque and Credit Card Crime
- Counterfeit Currency
- Financial Investigation (Proactive and Reactive)
- Computer Crime
Identify fraud
The UK’s Fraud Prevention Service's website contains advice for consumers and what to do if they believe they may have fallen victim to identity fraud or impersonation:
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Fraud & Financial Investigation Unit
Loreburn Street Police Station
Loreburn Street
Dumfries
