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Corporate and director identity theft
Lynn LynchCompanies House
UK
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3m 10485,000
175,000,000181 MILLION
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Functions
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Legislation
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Types of corporate fraud
• Corporate identity theft – short firm• Company incorporated solely to commit fraud
• Move from paper to electronic fraud
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Other fraud
• Telephone scams• VAT Registry scams• Job offers and Visa scams• Internet auctions and Bond site scams• Stealing electronic authorisation codes
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Fraudulent filings at Companies House
• Registered office change with no company approval
• Appointments without consent• Company name change• Director’s address change• Internal company disputes – directors at war
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Our position
• Registrar has no statutory authority to take direct action
• General responsibility under Proceeds of Crime Act
• ‘Good faith’ principle• Balance easy registration with fraud prevention
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Fraud protection
• File electronically• ‘Monitor’• PROtected Online Filing (PROOF)
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PROOF documents
• Appointments• Resignations• Change of officer details• Annual return• Change of registered office
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PROOF documents
• 1.2 million companies use PROOF • But 100 fraudulent filings per month
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Working with others
• City of London Police• Met Office• SOCA (Serious Organised Crime Agency)• Action Fraud
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providing companyinformation thatcustomers value
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