Fraud Alert
Company Fraud and Company Identity/Impersonation Fraud
There are many types of fraud that may involve companies, their employees and their customers.
Company Impersonation/Identity Fraud
A significant problem is the supply of goods by legitimate companies to fraudsters who are impersonating other legitimate companies.
Company Impersonation Fraud involves;
- Changing the Companies House register with a new director and address.
- Ordering goods for delivery to the bogus address.
Items such as phones and laptops that can easily be sold on are the primary targets for this type of fraud.
Often the first that the supplier and genuine company will know that this has happened will be a problem with an invoice for payment.
How to protect yourself?
- Thoroughly check companies that you are dealing with for the first time, and at regular intervals thereafter.
- Register for the PROtected Online Filing (PROOF) Service at Companies House