Cifas

Cifas provides members of the public with advice, information, and tools concerning fraud and financial crime. Victims of identity fraud, orand personal data breaches are offered Protectiveprotective Registrationregistration. The association also holds information on known fraudsters. Individuals can access information about themselves, if applicable, through Subjecta Accesssubject Requestaccess request.

The Sifas platform utilizes algorithms and AI to enhance data matching to extend beyond names, addressaddresses, and datedates of birth. Some categories include financial details, false and fraudulent documents, and device identifiers. Alerts offer intelligence reports to let members know about threats to their business according to the data supplied. Location BasedLocation-based Alertsalerts show geographical clusters of fraudulent activity. Aggregated Datadata Alertsalerts are generated after the investigation of different members’ intelligence records for fraud identification.

Since Cifas was foundedEstablished in 1988, Cifas is a not-for profit membership organization representing both the private and public sectors. The association representing the private and public sectors. Cifas is dedicatedfocused toon the prevention of fraud, including internal fraud, andas well as the identification of financial crime.

As a member of the public, we can provide you with the information and tools you need to understand fraud and financial crime when it happens, and offer advice about what you can do to protect yourself from becoming a victim. If you’ve been a victim of identity fraud, or feel your personal data is vulnerable due to a breach, we offer Protective Registration. Find out more about keeping your personal details safe on our Identity Protection page. We also hold information on individuals whose behaviour appears to be consistent with that of known fraudulent conduct. If you’ve been told Cifas holds information about you, you can make a Subject Access Request. Find out more about the information Cifas holds on individuals on the Subject Access Request page.

Cifas provides members of the public with advice, information and tools concerning fraud and financial crime. Victims of identity fraud, or personal data breaches are offered Protective Registration. The association also holds information on known fraudsters. Individuals can access information about themselves if applicable through Subject Access Request.

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Since Cifas was founded in 1988, Cifas is a not-for profit membership association representing the private and public sectors. Cifas is dedicated to the prevention of fraud, including internal fraud, and the identification of financial crime.

As a member of the public, we can provide you with the information and tools you need to understand fraud and financial crime when it happens, and offer advice about what you can do to protect yourself from becoming a victim. If you’ve been a victim of identity fraud, or feel your personal data is vulnerable due to a breach, we offer Protective Registration. Find out more about keeping your personal details safe on our Identity Protection page. We also hold information on individuals whose behaviour appears to be consistent with that of known fraudulent conduct. If you’ve been told Cifas holds information about you, you can make a Subject Access Request. Find out more about the information Cifas holds on individuals on the Subject Access Request page.

Our platform uses algorithms and support the use of AI to improve data matching – extending far beyond a simple name, address and date of birth match: ever expanding categories include false and fraudulent documents, device identifiers and financial details. Proactive Alerts provide actionable intelligence reports to warn members about threats to their business based on data supplied; Location Based Alerts pinpoint geographical clusters of fraudulent activity; and Aggregated Data Alerts can be generated following the aggregation and investigation of multiple members’ intelligence records in order to identify fraud at an earlier stage than previously capable.