Official Anti-Fraud and Regulatory Bodies
Regulatory, Supervisory and Investigative Organisations and their
Activities
- Transparency International
- A non-governmental organisation dedicated to increasing government
accountability and curbing both international and national corruption.
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- World Bank Institute
Governance Group
- The Governance group of the World Bank Institute (WBI) facilitates
action-oriented and participatory programmes to promote good governance and curb
corruption in its client countries.
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- OECD:
Corruption
- The OECD has assumed a leading role in preventing international bribery and
corruption. The website provides detailed information about its efforts.
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- GRECO: Group of States against
corruption
- The aim of the GRECO is to improve its members' capacity to fight corruption by
monitoring the compliance of States with their undertakings in this field. It was
established by the Council of Europe but membership is open to any state that meets
the relevant criteria and the United States joined in 2000.
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Council of Europe: Group of States Against Corruption
- Reports on the efforts by members of the Council of Europe to combat corruption.
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- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. Established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention.
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- UNICORN
- UNICORN is a Global Unions Anti-corruption Network which aims to mobilise and
support trade unions to combat corruption. It was set up in 2001 as a joint
initiative of three major international trade union bodies: The Trade Union
Advisory Committee to the OECD (the TUAC); Public Services International (PSI); and
the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU).
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- Stability Pact
Anti-corruption Initiative
- Information about international efforts to combat corruption in Southeastern
Europe.
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UK Treasury Annual Fraud Reports
- An analysis of reported fraud in Government Departments together with
anti-fraud guidance produced by the Treasury.
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- Fraud Advisory Panel
- The Fraud Advisory Panel is an independent body of volunteers drawn from the public and private sectors. Members include representatives from the law and accountancy professions, industry associations, financial institutions, government agencies, law enforcement, regulatory authorities and academia.
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- Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)
- SOCA was created by the British government in April 2006. It has taken over the
functions of the National Crime Squad (NCS), the National Criminal Intelligence
Service (NCIS), the role of HMRC in investigating drug trafficking and related
criminal finance and some of the functions of the UK Immigration Service (UKIS) in
dealing with organised immigration crime.
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- The Serious Fraud Office
- The aim of the SFO is to investigate and prosecute serious and complex fraud
and so deter fraud and maintain confidence in the probity of business and financial
services in the United Kingdom.
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- Fraud Reduction website
- This website is published by the National Working Group on Fraud on behalf of
the UK Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). The website deals primarily
with commercial fraud in a policing context.
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- Committee on Standards in Public
Life
- The Committee on Standards in Public Life was set up in October, 1994. Its
terms of reference are: To examine current concerns about standards of conduct of
all holders of public office, including arrangements relating to financial and
commercial activities, and make recommendations as to any changes in present
arrangements which might be required to ensure the highest standards of propriety
in public life.
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- The Independent Banking Advisory
Service
- IBAS is an organisation for helping people in disputes with British banks.
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- Office of the Banking Ombudsman
- Describes the functions of the British banking ombudsman and gives information onhow to submit complaints. Various publications including the annual reviews are available online.
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- British Bankers' Association: Financial Crime
- Among its many services the BBA provides information about the prevention of
fraud and money laundering.
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- UK Financial Services Authority
- The FSA regulates the financial services industry and has four objectives:
maintaining market confidence; promoting public understanding of the financial
system; the protection of consumers; and fighting financial crime.
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- Get Safe Online
- A website produced by the British Government in cooperation with HSBC, Microsoft, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and other organisations to give advice on problems ranging from computer viruses and spam to online rip-offs and identity fraud.
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- Home Office - Identity
Theft
- A website produced by the Home Office Identity Fraud Steering Committee, a
collaboration between UK financial bodies, government and the police to combat the
threat of identity theft.
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- Consumer
Direct: Scams
- Advice on how to recognise and avoid scams, from Consumer Direct, a telephone
and online consumer advice service, supported by the (UK) Department of Trade and
Industry.
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- OLAF European Anti-Fraud Office
- Press releases and reports from OLAF, the European Commission's anti-fraud
office.
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- European Court of Auditors
- It describes itself as "the financial conscience of the European Union.
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- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- The SEC is an independent, nonpartisan, quasi-judicial regulatory agency with
responsibility for administering the federal securities laws.
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- US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
(FinCEN)
- FinCEN was established in 1990 by the US Treasury Department to collate,
analyze, and disseminate information on financial crimes, especially drug money
laundering.
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- Internet Crime Complaint Center
- The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center
(NW3C).
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- NASD Regulation Inc.
- is the independent subsidiary of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. charged with regulating the securities industry and the Nasdaq Stock
Market.
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- Lawyer Library: Guide to Cyberspace Law
- A directory of resources on American law relating to cyberspace, including cybercrime, electronic commerce and intellectual property among other issues.
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- Cybercrime
- The website of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) of
the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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- Inter-American
Convention Against Corruption
- A convention adopted in March 1996 by the Organization of American States.
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- RespondaNet : The Americas'
Accountability/Anti-Corruption project
- The AAA is funded through the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, and aims to
support anti-corruption initiatives and to strengthen public sector financial
management. A bilingual English/Spanish site.
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- Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Financial Crime
- Information from the RCMP about its efforts to combat financial crime.
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- Australia Scamwatch
- An official Australian government site with warnings about various types of
scams.
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- Financial
Arbiter of the Czech Republic
- Contains annual reports and examples of the arbiter's work.
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- Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission
- Economic and financial crimes like Advance Fee Fraud (419), money laundering,
and corruption etc have had severe negative consequences on Nigeria, including
decreased foreign direct Investments in the country and tainting of Nigeria's
national image. Recognition of the magnitude and gravity of the situation led to
the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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