1、WWW.FRAUDSCAPE.CO.UKFRAUDSCAPE 2026DataIntelligenceLearning Fighting Economic Crime Together Fighting Fraud and Financial Crime TogetherProtecting organisations and individuals from fraud and financial crime through the sharing of data,intelligence,and learning.1.INTRODUCTIONWelcome to Fraudscape 20
2、26It provides a comprehensive assessment of fraud risk in the UK,drawing on data filed by Cifas members to the National Fraud Database(NFD)and Insider Threat Database(ITD)in the 12 months to December 2025,alongside intelligence from members,partners and law enforcementTaken together,the data from th
3、ese sources present a clear and compelling picture of the scale,complexity and evolving nature of the fraud threat.They highlight both the pressures facing the fraud prevention community today and the emerging threat vectors that demand sustained focus and collective action.The headlines are soberin
4、g.In 2025,a record 444,993 cases were filed to the NFD,including more than 242,000 cases of identity fraud.Although identity fraud filings fell by 3%year-on-year,it is still the most common case type,accounting for over half of all reports.This modest reduction is accounted for by a shift in crimina
5、l tactics rather than a reduction in harm,with fraudsters increasingly targeting account takeovers,particularly via mobile phones.The threat from fraud is also global and organised,with criminal gangs now mimicking the size and structures of large corporations.Scam factories in West Africa and South
6、-East Asia house thousands of enslaved workers in appalling conditions,criminalising the vulnerable and economically insecure,forcing them to build and operate a sophisticated infrastructure of call centres and websites intended for the sole purpose of stealing peoples money.Fraud now accounts for a