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The United Kingdom Identity Fraud Advisory (UKIFA) is a social enterprise founded in 2022 to help protect individuals from identity fraud and to help business identify false identity documents.

Expert advisor for Beruku Identity providing:Training regarding identity document examination and associated identity crimeIdentity document and identity fraud risk and threat insightsTesting of identity document examination technology

Providing consulting services relating to counterfeit/forged identity documents, their impact and identity crime issues affecting the ID verification industry.Providing training in relation to identity document examination.

Consultant with a focus on identity fraud insights and partnerships including industry bodies, clients and government.

Consultancy role with a focus on identity fraud prevention, detection and best practice. Engaged in the development of public and private sector partnerships and law enforcement liaison.

Consultancy role looking at the use of false identity documents and data in the recruitment sector.

Responsibilities included:Lead for building strategic relationships with government, industry bodies and clients. Analysis of false identity data and the identification of trends and threats concerning counterfeit and forged identity documents.Business development identifying sales channels and demonstration of product.Creation of blogs and support to marketing strategy.

AMBERHILL IDENTITY TEAMOperational lead for a unique team that specialised in the acquisition and sharing of false identity data with government and private sector partners. Responsibilities included:Disrupting criminals from using false identities to obtain financial product, services and employment.Identifying the risk posed to organisations through the use of counterfeit identity documents and the implementation and management of strategies to negate their use and impact.Working in partnership with multiple government and private sector stakeholders to deliver effective data sharing.Delivery of identity crime awareness and fraud prevention training to partner agencies. HOME OFFICE IDENTITY SECONDMENT6 month secondment to the Home Office.Responsibilities included:Engaging in a study as to how law enforcement across the UK dealt with identity crime. Identifying and developing intelligence to target identity crime across the UK.Working with multiple law enforcement bodies identifying areas of enforcement and managing Home Office budget.OPERATION PODIUM, LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMESOperational lead for a team of proactive financial investigators and detectives.Responsibilities included:The proactive investigation of organised ticketing fraud and money laundering. The investigation of organised ticket touting and scam websites selling non existent tickets relating to major events for two years in the build up to delivering a safe Olympic Games.