This statistic displays the value of check fraud that has been prevented in the United Kingdom (UK) from the 1st half of 2013 to 2018. The amount in fraud prevention has fluctuated year on year but has significantly fallen since the 1st half of 2015 onwards up until the second half of 2017. The highest amount in this time period of fraud prevention was in the 1st half of 2015, where the amount of approximately 262 million British pounds was prevented from being stolen through check fraud.
Total value of check fraud prevented in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st half 2013 to 2018 (in million GBP)
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UK Finance. (March 20, 2019). Total value of check fraud prevented in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st half 2013 to 2018 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/784587/prevented-check-fraud-value-uk/
UK Finance. "Total value of check fraud prevented in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st half 2013 to 2018 (in million GBP)." Chart. March 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784587/prevented-check-fraud-value-uk/
UK Finance. (2019). Total value of check fraud prevented in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st half 2013 to 2018 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784587/prevented-check-fraud-value-uk/
UK Finance. "Total Value of Check Fraud Prevented in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1st Half 2013 to 2018 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784587/prevented-check-fraud-value-uk/
UK Finance, Total value of check fraud prevented in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st half 2013 to 2018 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784587/prevented-check-fraud-value-uk/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Total value of check fraud prevented in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st half 2013 to 2018 (in million GBP) [Graph], UK Finance, March 20, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/784587/prevented-check-fraud-value-uk/