Trade body UK Finance estimates that around £7bn is lost to economic crime in the UK every year, a staggering and worrying figure. Locally, this is compounded by the fact that Action Fraud figures show that people are over twice as likely to report being a victim of any type of fraud in the East of England than those living and working in Northern Ireland. There is much more to do to make businesses aware of the dangers of fraud in Northern Ireland, and the NI Fraud Forum hopes to mirror other organisations from across the UK which do excellent work in minimising the threat posed by fraud.