1、Fighting Fraud and Financial Crime TogetherProtecting organisations and individuals from fraud and financial crime through the sharing of data,intelligence,and learning.Fighting Economic Crime Together DataIntelligenceLearningFraudscape 2025This is1Introductionwww.fraudscape.co.uk2www.fraudscape.co.

2、ukA record number of cases were filed to the National Fraud Database in 2024,over 421,000 in total with cases of identity fraud the most reported(over 249,000 cases).Welcome to this years Fraudscape.It provides a detailed overview and analysis of the fraud risk data filed by Cifas members to theNati

3、onal Fraud Database(NFD)and Insider Threat Database(ITD)in the twelve months to December 2024,and presents these with intelligence provided by Cifas members,partners and law enforcement.Together the insight from these different sources provides a compelling account of the challenges and threats faci

4、ng the fraud prevention community,as well as the emerging threat vectors which will require focus and dedication to address.The headlines make for grim reading.A record number of cases were filed to the NFD in 2024,over 421,000 in total with cases of identity fraud the most reported(over 249,000 cas

5、es).This is particularly noteworthy as total figures for 2023 were 9%down on the year before.2024 also saw an unprecedented 76%rise in cases of facility(account)takeover,specifically in the telecoms and online retail sectors.A key driver for these rises appears to be rapid technological change and t

6、he easy availability of AI services and fraud toolkits.Geopolitical uncertainty and continued pressures at the cost of living have provided opportunity for criminals to exploitThese issues have a direct impact on the data filed by organisations to the NFD.These same circumstances may also provide in