‌Lord Hanson warned international criminals that if they steal from victims in this country: "We will come for you." ‌Officers will remove scam websites and block messages sent out to millions of people each year in a bid to deal with the fraud epidemic. He said the new fraud squad - which brings together experts from policing, GCHQ, banks, mobile networks and tech giants - will shut down websites, phone numbers and accounts at scale. Lord Hanson is set to travel with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to the Global Fraud Summit in Vienna, which starts on March 16. A new fraid Victims Charter will set out national standards on how everyone preyed on by scammers should be treated.

Source: Daily Mirror March 08, 2026 22:31 UTC