General fraud prevention

The following sites provide general information and advice on fraud and how to protect yourself from becoming a victim:

• Royal Mail

  www.royalmail.com
  

  Royal Mail Customer Services provides a number of options to re-direct your mail and to report the loss or theft of any mail. Follow the link for Customer Service.  

• Project Genesius
  

  www.met.police.uk/op_maxim/genesius.htm
  This is a pioneering initiative by the Metropolitan Police’s Economic & Specialist Crime Command to work in partnership with the printing industry to reduce the harm to the UK from criminal gangs who obtain specialised printing equipment from legitimate suppliers and use it to produce fake identity documents.

  Companies who want to get involved can sign up to the Genesius voluntary code of conduct to help disrupt criminal networks. Any company, no matter how large or small, that trades in the supply of any equipment or consumable that can be used to make false ID documents, is welcome to join the Project, completely free of charge.

  To sign up to the code and for more information please go to the Metropolitan Police website www.met.police.uk/op_maxim/genesius.htm, email ProjectGenesius@met.pnn.police.uk or telephone 020 7230 1255.

• Crimestoppers

  www.crimestoppers-uk.org
  The independent charity that takes information anonymously about crimes.  

• Foreign & Commonwealth Office

  http://www.fco.gov.uk/
  Know before you go – travel advice section – tips for keeping your documents and money safe whilst travelling www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo.  

• Get Safe Online

  www.getsafeonline.org
  Advice on how to protect yourself against internet threats.  

Please note that we take no responsibility for the information provided in external websites.