Covid Crimestoppers hotline launches to catch business loan fraudsters
by Kalyeena Makortoff from on (#592NJ)
Public asked to leave anonymous tips about emergency loan and grant scheme fraud
The UK government has launched a Covid fraud hotline, after being criticised for failing to act on warnings about risks linked to emergency business loans.
The hotline, run by Crimestoppers, allows the public to leave anonymous tips about suspected fraud linked to the government's emergency Covid-19 loan and grant schemes for UK businesses. That could include identity theft to obtain loans, false grant claims and the use of so-called mule bank accounts to cover the tracks of money launderers.
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