This statistic shows the number of fraud cases against bank accounts in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2018, by fraud type. In 2018, a total of 107,020 thousand bank account fraud cases were reported to CIFAS in the UK. Bank account fraud through misuse of facility saw the highest percentage increase of reported cases (13 percent) from 37,732 in 2016 to 51,106 in 2018. Fraud against bank accounts involving identity fraud saw a decrease from 64,174 in 2015 to 45,528 cases in 2018.
Number of fraud cases against bank accounts reported to CIFAS in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2018, by fraud type
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Cifas. (June 17, 2019). Number of fraud cases against bank accounts reported to CIFAS in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2018, by fraud type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/753501/fraud-against-bank-accounts-uk/
Cifas. "Number of fraud cases against bank accounts reported to CIFAS in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2018, by fraud type." Chart. June 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753501/fraud-against-bank-accounts-uk/
Cifas. (2019). Number of fraud cases against bank accounts reported to CIFAS in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2018, by fraud type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753501/fraud-against-bank-accounts-uk/
Cifas. "Number of Fraud Cases against Bank Accounts Reported to Cifas in The United Kingdom (Uk) 2015 to 2018, by Fraud Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753501/fraud-against-bank-accounts-uk/
Cifas, Number of fraud cases against bank accounts reported to CIFAS in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2018, by fraud type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753501/fraud-against-bank-accounts-uk/ (last visited January 28, 2021)