Fraud typologies and the victims of fraud: literature review

Mark Button; Chris Lewis; Jacki Tapley

Fraud typologies and the victims of fraud: literature review

Mark Button, Chris Lewis, Jacki Tapley

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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This review profiles a wide range of frauds which affect individuals and small businesses. In particular, it looks at mass marketing, identity and small business fraud. The review highlights the diversity within fraud including who perpetrates it. The report also shows the level of innovation and skill involved in committing fraud, thus coining the word ‘scampreneurs’ to describe these criminals.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	National Fraud Authority
Number of pages	40
Publication status	Published - 2009

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