11. Types of corporate fraud
• Corporate identity theft – short firm
• Company incorporated solely to commit fraud
• Move from paper to electronic fraud
12. Other fraud
• Telephone scams
• VAT Registry scams
• Job offers and Visa scams
• Internet auctions and Bond site scams
• Stealing electronic authorisation codes
13. Fraudulent filings at Companies House
• Registered office change with no company
approval
• Appointments without consent
• Company name change
• Director’s address change
• Internal company disputes – directors at war
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16. Our position
• Registrar has no statutory authority to take
direct action
• General responsibility under Proceeds of
Crime Act
• ‘Good faith’ principle
• Balance easy registration with fraud prevention