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Publication - Strategy/plan

Scams prevention, awareness and enforcement strategy: 2021 to 2024

Published
19 March 2021
Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Part of
Business, industry and innovation, Economy
ISBN
9781800048546

Strategic framework to tackle scams in Scotland, underpinned by coordination and collaboration across partner organisations and focused on prevention and disruption; awareness and education; and enforcement.

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Footnotes

1 See https://www.gov.scot/publications/response-scotlands-nuisance-calls-commission-action-plan/

2 https://www.gov.scot/publications/effectiveness-actions-reduce-harm-nuisance-calls-scotland/pages/1/

3 https://www.gov.scot/groups/scams-prevention-strategy-partnership-and-advisory-group/

4 https://www.cas.org.uk/news/now-more-ever-we-all-need-be-savvy-about-scams

5 See https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563217301504

6 See Preventative Spend Research 2018

7 https://conversation.which.co.uk/scams/online-scams-emotional-impact-experiences/

8 See https://www.communicationsconsumerpanel.org.uk/

9 https://www.communicationsconsumerpanel.org.uk/downloads/ccpfraudulent-activityreport-of-findingsfuturesight2020.pdf

10 https://www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Caught-in-the-web-full-report.pdf

12 https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2020/december/new-campaign-as-fraud-continues-to-rise/

13 https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/covid-19-press-releases/impersonation-scams-almost-double-in-first-half-of-2020#notes

14 See https://www.tsscot.co.uk/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-scams/

15 https://www.tsscot.co.uk/launch-of-shut-out-scammers-2020/

16 https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/news-and-insight/blogs/bargain-or-scam-take-five

17 See https://takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/

18 See https://www.fca.org.uk/scamsmart ; https://www.facebook.com/fcascamsmart/

19 https://www.gov.scot/publications/learning-skills-action-plan-cyber-resilience-2018-20/ ; see also https://www.gov.scot/publications/firm-foundations-progress-report-safe-secure-prosperous-cyber-resilience-strategy-scotland-2015-2020/

20 See https://www.cas.org.uk/system/files/citizens_advice_scams_awareness_toolkit2018b.pdf

21 https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-serious-organised-crime-strategy/

22 See https://www.angus.gov.uk/noise_neighbours_pets_and_pests/scam_free_angus/how_to_protect_vulnerable_people_from_scams

23 See e.g. https://www.aviva.com/newsroom/news-releases/2020/07/almost-half-of-people-dont-report-coronavirus-scams/

24 See https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/aid_development_cooperation_fundamental_rights/ensuring_aid_effectiveness/documents/survey_on_scams_and_fraud_experienced_by_consumers_-_final_report.pdf

25 See, for example, https://reassura.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Tackling-the-taboo-Reassura-Centre-for-Counter-Fraud-Studies.pdf

27 See https://www.vistalworks.eu/illicit-trade-prevention

28 See https://www.civtechalliance.org/civtech

29 See https://www.communicationsconsumerpanel.org.uk/

30 See https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/11/contents/enacted

31 Project Etherin has been launched to tackle financial fraud in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and represents a cross-enforcement body initiative at UK level.

32 See https://www.cas.org.uk/system/files/citizens_advice_scams_awareness_toolkit2018b.pdf

Contact

Email: consumerandcompetition@gov.scot

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