Saturday, August 29th 2026 - 15:12 UTC
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: “Fraud is a scourge on our society, ruining lives and costing victims billions of pounds every year.”
US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand back a package of UK-led measures to strengthen international action against fraud and online scams.
The UK is joining forces with the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to crack down on global fraud networks and protect the public from scammers.
At the Five Country Ministerial in Sydney, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and her Five Eyes counterparts backed a package of UK-led measures to strengthen the international response to fraud and online scams, bringing together governments, law enforcement and industry to tackle one of the world’s fastest-growing crimes.
