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Introduction
CIFAS is a not for profit Membership association representing the private and public sectors and operating in the public interest. CIFAS is dedicated to the identification of financial crime and the prevention of fraud and staff fraud.
CIFAS provides a range of fraud prevention services to its Members, including a fraud avoidance system used by more than 260 UK organisations across a number of business sectors, as well as by public sector bodies.
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Purpose
CIFAS is the world's first not-for-profit fraud prevention data sharing scheme. Its purpose is to:
- Protect the interests of CIFAS Members from the actions of criminals by pooling information on fraud and attempted fraud.
- Ensure that innocent members of the public who are the victims of fraud are not prejudiced by misuse of their identities and documentation
- Expand crime prevention data-sharing to encompass both the private and public sectors in the public interest.
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The CIFAS vision
- To specialise in the field of application, identity, first party and staff fraud and position ourselves as the first choice of organisations in both the private and public sectors to share fraud data.
- To be the leader in providing fraud prevention services to both sectors.
- To continue successfully to balance the needs of the organisation with the rights of individuals and to be open to public scrutiny.
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CIFAS aims
- To be the provider of the most comprehensive database of fraud data to the private and public sectors
- To explore the provision of additional fraud databases to the private and public sectors
- To provide best practice guidance, training and networking opportunities for our Members/users
- To continue to be recognised as a model for successful not-for-profit data sharing.
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