the fifth annual conference of the
LONDON FRAUD FORUM
Thursday 6th October 2011
One Great George Street, London SW1
£38 billion. Yes - that is £38 billion: the amount that the National Fraud
Authority says fraud is costing the United Kingdom. By anyone’s standards,
this is a huge amount of money and, as we know, fraud is no longer limited to
large businesses but affects all members of society. Indeed, it is the
vulnerable who are most likely to be the target of fraudsters and on whom
fraud has the biggest and most serious impact.
Thus it is up to fraud professionals to work
harder and smarter to counter this risk -
working together with government, other
public sector organisations, the private sector,
the voluntary sector, law enforcement, SMEs
and individuals. Only by working together will
we be able to defeat the fraudster. For as
Edmund Burke said, "All that is necessary for
the triumph of evil is that good men do
nothing."
Therefore I would like to invite you to the fifth
annual conference of the London Fraud
Forum. It is our continued objective to bring
together businesses and organisations from
both the public and private sectors to combine
forces to tackle this growing threat from fraud
head on, by actively sharing knowledge, ideas
and experiences.
Again we have put together a programme that
focuses on many of the key issues currently
facing all practitioners from across the whole
spectrum of the anti-fraud community,
providing important updates on the latest
developments and trends in existing frauds. In
addition to some notable keynote speakers,
this year’s programme provides what we
believe will be something to interest everyone,
with new topics such as counterfeit currency
(an increasing risk in the run up to London
2012) and fraudulent identity documents. The
conference is an ideal opportunity for existing
London Fraud Forum members to meet and
network with fellow anti-fraud practitioners
who you may have met at previous events, but
also provides a very useful introduction for new
members to the work of the organisation and
the benefits of joining.
Last year’s event was again a sell-out, with
over 250 people attending, and we were turning
people away - so please do not delay in
booking your place. The conference delegate
fee of only £150 + VAT includes a year’s
membership of the organisation – so
represents amazingly good value!
We very much hope you will to want to join your
fellow anti-fraud professionals from the
London region and outside, to ensure that we
continue to combine all our efforts in
strengthening the fight against financial crime.
I look forward to meeting you at the
conference, and during the course of the
coming year.
Alan Day
Chairman
London Fraud Forum
