Ever the opportunists, fraudsters continue to exploit crises (both humanitarian and economic) to defraud unsuspecting individuals. It happened during the pandemic and is now happening during the Ukraine conflict. Hundreds of fake charity websites have sprung up since the crisis began earlier this year, all designed to prey on well-meaning donors looking to help those caught up in the conflict.
Fraudsters continue to utilise older tactics known as ‘spoofing’. Though their techniques have evolved, the mechanism remains the same. In other words, fraudsters use all weapons at their disposal to gain access to funds. Increasingly sophisticated online scammers are also replicating the branding of government, financial and commercial organisations to create convincing but counterfeit websites, emails and advertising. Even the UK’s tax authority received 570,000 reports of attempted scams in the last year.
Gavin Quiggin, our head of operational resilience and technology risk, and Marien Schutte, our financial crime governance manager, discuss the latest issues in the world of fraud and cybercrime, and what you can do to protect yourself and your money.
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Gavin joined Nedbank Private Wealth as the head of operational resilience and technology risk in March 2020.
He has 10 years’ experience working in cybersecurity, fraud and data protection roles. He is a qualified ISO 27001 lead auditor, as well as a GDPR practitioner and business continuity professional.
Gavin joined Nedbank Private Wealth as the head of operational resilience and technology risk in March 2020.
He has 10 years’ experience working in cybersecurity, fraud and data protection roles. He is a qualified ISO 27001 lead auditor, as well as a GDPR practitioner and business continuity professional.
+44 (0)1624 645116
Marien joined Nedbank Private Wealth to head up the financial crime team in January 2021.
Marien has 10 years’ experience working with all types of financial crime, ranging from investigations as a forensic accountant to working with and for financial institutions to help prevent and detect financial crime.
Financial Crime Governance Risk Manager
Marien joined Nedbank Private Wealth to head up the financial crime team in January 2021.
Marien has 10 years’ experience working with all types of financial crime, ranging from investigations as a forensic accountant to working with and for financial institutions to help prevent and detect financial crime.
+44 (0)1624 645175
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