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it s estimated 40% of all crime in england and wales is fraud. hello, it s the police, open up. fraud, it is a national security issue. - it s funding other organised crime. | you look back now and you think, how stupid were we? yeah. but at that moment in time, it was. ..it was quite terrifying. every year, fraudsters relieve us of an estimated £5 billion. last year in kent alone, 12,000 frauds were reported. panorama s been filming there for almost a year with the kent police fraud squad. the groups that operate tend to be from london. the whole of kent, it is targeted because it s a quickjourney for them to come and pick up the cash. we ve also got quite an aged population, again, which is who they look to target, often. so it sort ofjust goes hand in hand with the sort of population type. police are increasingly worried about something they call courierfraud. it begins with a call from a fraudster pretending to be a police officer or bank official, and ends with a ....
Cyclone on record. rescue and relief efforts are being hampered by continuing rainfall. now on bbc news, panorama. 7am, north london. yeah, wait. police! open up. ..police are here to arrest a suspected fraudster. tell me about your involvement in this. it s the police, can you let us in the block, please? thank you. fraudsters steal billions every year. they impersonate banks and even the police. he was very caring. all the time it was, please, don t worry. they target the vulnerable sometimes again and again. they ve been praying on herfor nine years now. they ve befriended her and built up some sort of relationship with mum. ....