Welcome

The Midlands Fraud Forum (MFF) aims to promote awareness of fraud issues and educate everyone on effective fraud prevention measures.  Fraud occurs in both private and public sectors and will continue to escalate until we join forces and combat it together.

Across the UK it is estimated that fraud cost £13.9 billion during 2005 excluding income tax and EU fraud, which adds a further £6 billion.  This is equivalent to £330 for every man, woman and child in the UK.  Think what your family could do with an extra £330 each!  A weekend break, pay off a few debts, a new computer ...

Fraud is not traditionally seen as being a sexy subject and, due to the culture of British business, has tended to be hidden behind a veil of secrecy.  These factors have added to the inhibition of fraud prevention; the nature of fraud means many people find it difficult to talk about as it just feels like we are highlighting our own weaknesses.

Effective fraud prevention requires us to be open about our experiences and share our knowledge.  Recent changes in the Government's approach to fraud have started a culture change, particularly with regards to private individuals but much work is still required in the corporate sector.  In common with the other fraud fora across the country, a key aim of this website is to encourage and participate in this knowledge sharing.

Our Mission Statement

The aim of the Midlands Fraud Forum is to provide an industry led initiative involving public and private sectors to reduce fraud by:

• Increasing awareness of fraud
• Communicating the risk
• Promoting best practice in countering fraud

How will we do this?

We will fulfil our mission statement through the development and delivery of:

• education strategy
• media strategy
• funding strategy
• networking/membership structure