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Crime

eferrals sent into Scotland
Fast cars and
RYard through its Project speedboats have often
Genesius initiative run jointly been bought with the
proceeds of fraud.
with the Rubber Stamp
Manufacturers’ Guild (RSMG)
have so far led to 35 people
receiving custodial sentences
with an average of three and a
half years new figures can now
reveal.
The sentences handed down
to offenders as a result of such
activity have so far totalled over
122 years.
Project Genesius was
launched by the Metropolitan
Police in an effort to step up the
fight against fraud and money
laundering by working with the
industry to stop machines being
bought for criminal purposes,
such as for the creation of fake
passports and ID documents
with fake rubber stamps.
As part of the project, alerts
are sent out to all members
taking part in the initiative about
possible fraudulent activity
taking place. This information is PhotoStock10 / Shutterstock.com
compiled partly from emails the
project members themselves
send into the police whenever
they receive what they think is a
“The project suspicious order, which reveals But there are many other restaurant. He covered his
just what an important role the examples of where criminals are activities by running a
is useful as it industry has to play. using multiple addresses, names legitimate business selling
The project work has proved and emails to obtain goods driving licence translations
has revealed particularly useful for police usually using compromised but was finally caught and
sentenced to four years last
just how because it has revealed just how credit cards. November.
Other cases the team either
complex and intricate many of
complex and the fraud operations are. have worked on or are working
For example, one case the on include: Q A Project Genesius member
intricate Met is currently working on was asked to supply a rubber
features an individual asking Q A Lithuanian who through his stamp with details of a
may fraud for “50 ID card printers” who various fraudulent activities particular foreign country’s
uses as a contact a telephone had bought himself a luxury consulate in it. Because they
operations number which has separately cabin cruiser (paid for with were suspicious about
been linked to two convicted £250,000 in cash), a brand the order, and felt that
are.” fraudsters in the past. new BMW X6 and a immigration fraud was being

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