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Czech Embassy Hosts ‘Prevention of Fraud in Business’ Seminar

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in London hosted a ‘Prevention of Fraud in Business’’ seminar at its premises in central London. The main speaker was Commander Karen Baxter, Head of the Economic Crime Unit at the City of London Police. The emphasis of the seminar was on ways to combat frauds perpetrated against businesses from foreign countries in the UK.
 

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in London in cooperation with the Association of Economic Representatives in London (AERL) hosted a seminar on ‘Prevention of Fraud in Business’ on 20 September 2019. Ambassador Libor Sečka welcomed Commander Karen Baxter to speak to 50 economic representatives and police liaison officers from foreign Embassies about the recent trends of fraud and cybercrime and the practical measures which foreign missions can take on and how to alert and assist businesses and citizens in their countries on ways to avoid becoming a victim and what they can do if alerted to a crime.

 In his opening remarks, Mr Aleš Opatrný, Head of the Economic and Commercial Section at the Czech Embassy, pointed out the most common types of business frauds committed against Czech businesses in the UK by criminals. The methods and crimes are common to many other countries.

 In her keynote, Commander Baxter highlighted the first step to be taken should be to alert Action Fraud so that all the information can be collected and disseminated to local UK polices forces for possible investigation and to look at common threads.

 The Embassy and the AERL would like to thank Commander Baxter for addressing the diplomats and police liaison officers on this very important issue.

 The fraud prevention seminar was organised by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in London under the Czech Presidency of the Visegrad Group and in cooperation with the Association of Economic Diplomats in London and, the City of London Police.

 

 Aleš Opatrný, Head of the Economic and Commercial Section at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in London

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