What Types of Fraud Are Revealed on the Cifas Insider Threat Database

## Fraud types ### False employment application (unsuccessful OR successful) **Reasons for filing available** - Use of a false identity - Impersonation of an innocent party - False documents - False immigration status - False qualifications - False references - Concealed employment history - Concealed employment record - Concealed unspent criminal convictions - Concealed adverse credit history - Concealed spent criminal convictions **Possible offence** - Fraud by false representation - Fraud by failing to disclose information - False character reference - Forgery / Counterfeit ### Unlawful obtaining or disclosure of personal data **Reasons for filing available** - Contravention of IT security policy - Contravention of systems access policy - Contravention of Internet policy - Contravention of email policy - Fraudulent personal use of customer data - Unauthorised disclosure of customer data to a third party - Unauthorised modification of customer payment instructions - Unauthorised alterations to customer data **Possible offence** - Fraud by abuse of position - Unlawful obtaining or disclosure of personal data - Unauthorised access to computer data - Unauthorised modification of computer material ### Account misconduct **Reasons for filing available** - Fraudulent account transfer to employee account - Fraudulent account transfer to third party account - Fraudulent account withdrawal **Possible offence** - Fraud by false representation - Fraud by abuse of position - Unlawful obtaining or disclosure of personal data - Theft - Forgery / Counterfeit ### Unlawful obtaining or disclosure of commercial data **Reasons for filing available** - Theft of internal policies - Theft of intellectual property - Theft of internal procedures - Theft of IT systems source code - Theft of internal practices - Infringement of copyright - Disclosure of internal policies to third parties - Contravention of IT security policy - Disclosure of internal procedures to third parties - Contravention of systems access policy - Disclosure of internal practices to third parties - Contravention of Internet policy - Contravention of email policy **Possible offence** - Theft - Making or dealing with articles infringing copyright ### Dishonest action by staff to obtain a benefit by theft or deception **Reasons for filing available** - Theft of IT equipment - False sales submission - Theft of fixtures and fittings - Manipulated sales submission - Theft of office equipment - Manipulation of bonus/reward scheme - Theft of consumables and instruments - Facilitating fraudulent applications - Theft of personal property - Manipulation of applications /proposals /claims - Theft of cash from employer - Manipulation of application systems - Theft of cash from customer - Perpetrating fraudulent applications - False expenses submission - Facilitating false insurance claims - False overtime submission - Perpetrating false insurance claims - False timesheet submission - Procurement fraud – personal - Manipulation of personal account - Procurement fraud – collusion with third parties - Manipulation of a third party account - Facilitating transaction fraud - Removal of charges from personal account - Facilitating advance fee fraud - Removal of charges from third party account - Perpetrating advance fee fraud - Abuse of company time/privilege **Possible offence** - Fraud by false representation - Fraud by abuse of position - Theft - Forgery / Counterfeit - False accounting ### Bribing another person **Reasons for filing available** - Advantage offered - Advantage promised - Advantage given **Possible offence** - Offer, promise, or give, directly or indirectly, a financial or other advantage to another person to induce or reward a person to/for improper performance - Offer, promise, or give, directly or indirectly, a financial or other advantage to another person knowing or believing that its acceptance would constitute improper performance ### Being bribed **Reasons for filing available** - Advantage requested intending to perform improperly - Advantage requested - Agreed to receive advantage intending to perform improperly - Agreed to receive an advantage - Advantage accepted intending to perform improperly - Advantage accepted **Possible offence** - Request, agree to receive or accept, directly or indirectly, for own or another’s benefit, a financial or other advantage intending that, in consequence, a relevant function or activity should be performed improperly by receiver or another - Request, agree to receive or accept, directly or indirectly, for own or another’s benefit, a financial or other advantage and the request, agreement, or acceptance itself constitutes improper performance - Request, agree to receive or accept, directly or indirectly, for own or another’s benefit, a financial or other advantage as a reward for improper performance by receiver or another - Where, in anticipation of or in consequence of a request, agreement to receive or acceptance of, directly or indirectly, for own or another’s benefit, a financial or other advantage, a relevant function or activity is performed improperly by receiver or another at receiver’s request or with their assent or acquiescence ### Bribery of foreign public officials **Reasons for filing available** - Bribery of a foreign public official **Possible offence** - Bribery of a foreign public official (All require knowledge and intent, although recklessness will suffice for the purpose of the Data Protection Offences)