26 Mar Essex Police have received 9,988 individual fraud reports over the past year
New research has revealed that Essex Police have received 9,988 individual fraud reports over the past 13 months.
The analysis, carried out by QR Code Generator QRFY, looked at data from Action Fraud and the Office for National Statistics to uncover how many reports each police force had in England and Wales, over the past 13 months – and the most common type of fraud.
Over the past 13 months, Action Fraud recorded 395,105 reports of individual fraud across England and Wales – with a reported loss of £2.3 billion. 89% (351,451) of these reports were found to be filed by individuals.
Essex Police recorded 9,988 individual fraud reports over the past 13 months. The most common category of fraud recorded by this police force was ‘Online Shopping and Auction’ fraud, which refers to the non-delivery of products bought by a consumer or the misrepresentation of a product.
The second most common category of fraud reported by the police force was ‘Other Advance Fee Fraud’. Following in third was ‘Hacking – Social Media and Email’, which refers to instances where an individual’s social media and email accounts were accessed illegally.
