Advance fee fraud exploded in England and Wales last year

Advance fee fraud exploded in England and Wales last year

Incidents of phishing fraud in England and Wales (March 2017 - March 2022)*

*TCSEW data are not directly comparable with CSEW estimates. Estimates from the TCSEW for the year ending March 2022 are compared with the year ending March 2020 using comparable data and are not part of the main CSEW time series.

Source: Office for National Statistics - Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) and Telephone Operated Crime Survey of England and Wales (TCSEW)