A great deal of fraud can be prevented if organisations have proper fraud prevention measures in place and if individuals protect their cards and financial details. Prevention initiatives complement fraud investigation and prosecution. The Home Office therefore works closely with the payments card industry and actively supports fraud prevention initiatives introduced by the finance and retail sectors such as the Be Card Smart Online campaign introduced by the payment card industry last year with support from Vernon Coaker. I (Alan Campbell) most recently met with representatives of the payments card industry in March this year to discuss issues around card fraud.
The Government publish fraud prevention advice on the Home Office, Crime Reduction and Consumer Direct websites.