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04/09/2009
Arrest Follows £1m Fraud Probe
A 32-year-old man has been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police as part of a joint investigation with HM Revenue and Customs in to what is suspected to be over £1m of fraud.
The investigation began in June after HMRC detected an e-crime attack on their system and it was reported to officers from the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU).
The investigation by the two organisations is looking into a criminal network believed to be stealing money from HMRC through fraudulent claims via the self-assessment tax repayments system.
The man was arrested from his home in Poplar, East London in the early hours of Thursday on suspicion of fraud and money laundering. He is currently in custody at Bethnal Green police station.
Detective Chief Inspector Terry Wilson, from the PCeU, said: "This is a complex operation by the Met and HMRC and shows how such e-crime attacks and frauds are being identified and taken very seriously by both organisations.
"The issue of e-crime is a growing problem across all business sectors and on-line services but working with our partners in government and industry we are committed to ensuring that criminals do not find the Internet a safe environment to operate in and that those operating Internet services have the full protection of law enforcement."
(BMcC/KMcA)
The investigation began in June after HMRC detected an e-crime attack on their system and it was reported to officers from the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU).
The investigation by the two organisations is looking into a criminal network believed to be stealing money from HMRC through fraudulent claims via the self-assessment tax repayments system.
The man was arrested from his home in Poplar, East London in the early hours of Thursday on suspicion of fraud and money laundering. He is currently in custody at Bethnal Green police station.
Detective Chief Inspector Terry Wilson, from the PCeU, said: "This is a complex operation by the Met and HMRC and shows how such e-crime attacks and frauds are being identified and taken very seriously by both organisations.
"The issue of e-crime is a growing problem across all business sectors and on-line services but working with our partners in government and industry we are committed to ensuring that criminals do not find the Internet a safe environment to operate in and that those operating Internet services have the full protection of law enforcement."
(BMcC/KMcA)
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