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Dear West Midlands Police,

I am looking for all the statistics you have based on Authorised Push Payment Fraud or also known as (Computer Software Service Fraud) in the past 10 years.

Between April 2009 and April 2019 I would like to know what was the number of reported Fraudulent push payments.

Between April 2009 and April 2019 I would like to know what was the number of reported Fraudulent push payments that resulted in criminal prosecution.

I would like to know the number of reported fraudulent push payments every year between April 2009 and April 2019.

'Authorised Push Payment' fraud is a type of Bank transfer fraud and unfortunately, I cannot find it anywhere on the Home Office offense code(s).
However, despite not having a specific code it could fall under the following codes of the Home Office Counting Rules For Recorded Crime ( Fraud ) With effect from April 2019.
1. NFIB2C - Prime Bank Guarantees Classification (1 of 1)
2. NFIB3D - Other Retail and Consumer Fraud Classification (1 of 1)
3. NFIB5A Fraud by False Representation Cheque, Plastic Card and Online Bank Accounts (not PSP) Classification (1 of 1)
4. NFIB5D - Mandate Fraud Classification (1 of 1)
5. NFIB18 Fraud by Failing to Disclose Information Classification (1 of 1)
6. NFIB90 Other Fraud (Not covered elsewhere) Classification (1 of 1)
7. NFIB1H Other Advance Fee Frauds Classification (1 of 1)
An example of Authorised Push Payment fraud would be;

A woman has booked a room through Spareroom where she is promised a property.
Once the contact has been established through the website the conversation is then taken to Whatsapp.

The woman is asked to transfer £700 pounds for the deposit of the property and also £700 for the first-month rent.

The money has been transferred through Authorised Push Payment and the person has then disappeared.

Yours faithfully,

Dee Gomes

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Dear Dee Gomes

 

FOI Request Reference: 19783/19

 

Thank you for your request for information, received 11/11/2019.

 

REQUEST

 

I am looking for all the statistics you have based on Authorised Push
Payment Fraud or also known as (Computer Software Service Fraud) in the
past 10 years.

 

Between April 2009 and April 2019 I would like to know what was the number
of reported Fraudulent push payments.

 

Between April 2009 and April 2019 I would like to know what was the number
of reported Fraudulent push payments that resulted in criminal
prosecution.

 

I would like to know the number of reported fraudulent push payments every
year between April 2009 and April 2019.

 

'Authorised Push Payment' fraud is a type of Bank transfer fraud and
unfortunately, I cannot find it anywhere on the Home Office offense
code(s).

However, despite not having a specific code it could fall under the
following codes of the Home Office Counting Rules For Recorded Crime (
Fraud ) With effect from April 2019.

1.NFIB2C - Prime Bank Guarantees Classification (1 of 1) 2.NFIB3D - Other
Retail and Consumer Fraud Classification (1 of 1) 3.NFIB5A Fraud by False
Representation Cheque, Plastic Card and Online Bank Accounts (not PSP)
Classification (1 of 1) 4.NFIB5D - Mandate Fraud Classification (1 of 1)

5.NFIB18 Fraud by Failing to Disclose Information Classification (1 of 1)

6.NFIB90 Other Fraud (Not covered elsewhere) Classification (1 of 1)
7.NFIB1H Other Advance Fee Frauds Classification (1 of 1) An example of
Authorised Push Payment fraud would be;

 

A woman has booked a room through Spareroom where she is promised a
property.

Once the contact has been established through the website the conversation
is then taken to Whatsapp.

 

The woman is asked to transfer £700 pounds for the deposit of the property
and also £700 for the first-month rent.

 

The money has been transferred through Authorised Push Payment and the
person has then disappeared.

 

 

RESPONSE

 

Our data are not organised in such a way as to allow us to provide this
information within the appropriate (cost) limit within the Freedom of
Information (FOI) Act (see ‘Reason for Decision’ below).  West Midlands
Police do not break down the type of fraud within our crime recording
system, therefore we would need to conduct a manual search in order to
locate and retrieve this information, this would exceed the FOI time
limit.

 

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modified in order to satisfy your query or bring it within the 18 hours
stipulated by the Regulations. I am however willing to consider any
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into refining your request please contact me.

 

REASON FOR DECISION

 

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The cost of compliance with the whole of your request is above the amount
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section 12(1) of the FOI Act 2000. For West Midlands Police, the
appropriate limit is set at £450, as prescribed by the Freedom of
Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations
2004, S.I. 3244.

 

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Yours sincerely,

 

 

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