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“As most cases involved

fraudsters, joining the
scheme can save you

time and money.”

that company has since signed Just before the Olympic Take action trade shows too. It had a
up to become Project Genesius Games, a Project Genesius Project Genesius is not just a small booth and gave two
members. Joining involves member who has an eBay shop service for members either. presentations at the Security
signing up to a code of conduct alerted police when someone It also lobbies on the need Document World exhibition
that states that you will keep made a request for a police for there to be new offences at the QEII Conference
records of all transactions, profile identity card. Subsequent covering the supply of specialist Centre in May, which led to
each new customer, and not research showed that the same equipment for the manufacture a number of new members
proceed with a sale if you have person had bought a number of of false identities, and in the signing up. It held meetings
any doubts. items including a police baseball past few months this lobbying with current and prospective
But as by far and away the cap, helmet plate, gun pouch, appears to have paid off. members at Cartes, the key
largest part of Project Genesius’s body armour and night vision Proposed legislation is being industry show in Paris, in
casework involves fraudsters, video camera. An individual was progressed by the identity November, and also had a
joining the scheme can also later arrested and charged with security team within the Home stand at the inaugural IP
save you from the loss of time handling stolen goods. Office’s Civil Liberties and Protect Expo at the Business
and money involved in chasing And in January this year a Public Protection Directorate. A Design Centre in Islington at
a fake invoice. Project Genesius Genesius member in north small working party including the beginning of February.
regularly gives members advice Wales sent police details of representatives from industry It all goes to show that
in how to recognise initial email another individual who had and the Metropolitan Police the project, founded in 2007,
approaches from fraudsters, and asked for an HM Prison Services has completed a formal impact is taking an active role in
circulates lists of known repeat ID card accompanied by his assessment for ministers, and, wiping out fraud.
offenders. Most recently these image, name, and the title of following the approval of Home
alerts have included one for chief medical officer, which the Office minister Lord Taylor of n For more inFormation
a person named Oscar Folan, individual did not have. The Holbeach, a legislative slot in the about how to join
whose surname has cropped up same individual was linked to a next session of parliament now Project Genesius,
on a number of internet scams, previous case where someone looks likely. contact Liz whyte on
and another man asking for ID had tried to impersonate a Project Genesius has 01924 203 338 or liz@
card printers to be delivered to bishop and a police officer. been doing the rounds of bossfederation.co.uk
an address in Liverpool – handy
for transportation to the docks.

Easy money new fAces
In another case, Project
Genesius member Security within the Metropolitan He has been joined
Foiling was contacted by a Police. by newly elected vice
German speaking man in Yemen Philip has worked chairman Mark Filby,
who said he wanted to buy a in the plastic card operations manager
machine to apply holograms to industry for most of his at Security Foiling,
paper documents to accompany career, and was project who has worked in
ID cards. Security Foiling staff manager for one of the the print industry since
became suspicious, but allowed UK’s first smart card 1985. Mark is currently
the man, who claimed to be pilots back in 1983, building a dedicated
working on behalf of the Yemen hilip Barton, who when he worked for a Project Genesius website,
government, to continue talking. Precently retired major bank. He said: which his company
He later revealed that he wanted as general manger “We are all appreciative will also be funding for
particularly small holograms of NBS Technologies, of the work that the the first year. This will
which included a number – a has now become Metropolitan Police, contain all the latest
clear sign that they were to be Chairman of Project and Nick in particular, alerts.
used on some kind of currency. Genesius following the has played in setting The project is now
Research later revealed that the departure of Detective up Project Genesius. being led on the
symbol he was after is used on Superintendent Nick However, now seems Metropolitan Police side
an Ethiopian bank note, which Downing, who had an to be the right time for by Detective Inspector
De La Rue has the contract to instrumental role in industry members to Gary Miles, with the
provide. Information about the founding the project but take more responsibility support of researcher
man was sent to German police now has a new position for running the group.” Gary McManus.
via Europol.

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