Online fraud

How Ofcom plans to issue information notices to relevant providers for the purpose of categorisation.

The Online Safety Act (OSA) makes businesses, and anyone else who operates a wide range of online services, legally responsible for keeping people (especially children) in the UK safe online.

Deepfakes are audio-visual content that has been generated or manipulated using AI, and that misrepresents someone or something. New generative AI tools allow users to create wholly new content that can be life-like and make it significantly easier for anyone with modest technical skill to create deepfakes.

Fraud is a real source of consumer harm, and criminals often use online services to target their victims.

Understanding people's experiences of encountering fraud and scams on landlines, mobile phones, apps and other online channels.

Google Search and Bing are linking in their top 20 search results to sites that claim to supply stolen credit card details, drugs and weapons, according to new research published by Ofcom.

This report summarises the findings from research conducted by Ofcom on the existence of content, accessible via general search services1, relating to offers to supply articles (information or items) for use in the commission of fraud ('the offence').

Our recent research shows that around nine in ten people have seen content online they suspected was a scam or a fraud. So, it’s important to think about how you could protect yourself from online fraud.

Ofcom has today launched Life Online, a new podcast diving into themes around online safety.

Ofcom has commissioned a study to understand users' experiences of, and attitudes towards online fraud and scams.