Data on the annual value of cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 shows that the value of cheque fraud losses decreased overall during the period under observation, although there was a two year increase up to 2019, reaching a value of 53.6 million British pounds,but fell again in 2020 to 12.3 million British pounds. The largest total of cheque fraud losses was found in 2008, when a value of fraud losses of 68.3 million British pounds was recorded. Cheque fraud losses includes counterfeit, forged and fraudulently altered cheques.
Value of annual cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in million GBP)
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UK Finance. (March 24, 2021). Value of annual cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/326197/uk-fraud-losses-cheque/
UK Finance. "Value of annual cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in million GBP)." Chart. March 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326197/uk-fraud-losses-cheque/
UK Finance. (2021). Value of annual cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326197/uk-fraud-losses-cheque/
UK Finance. "Value of Annual Cheque Fraud Losses in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2003 to 2020 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326197/uk-fraud-losses-cheque/
UK Finance, Value of annual cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326197/uk-fraud-losses-cheque/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Value of annual cheque fraud losses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2020 (in million GBP) [Graph], UK Finance, March 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/326197/uk-fraud-losses-cheque/