Who uses this Legislation?
The example scenarios in the previous section demonstrated the various agencies who use the legislation to help protect scam victims. To summarise:
The Fraud Act 2006:
Trading Standards Officers and the Police use the Fraud Act for enforcement purposes
If found to be committing fraud a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and/or a fine can be imposed by the court.
Data Protection Act 2018:
Any complaints relating to breaches of data protection should be reported to the Information Commissioners Office.
If found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act heavy fines can be imposed on both organisations or individuals.
Lastly...
Lastly, it is important to highlight that whilst there is relevant legislation to help authorities prosecute criminals, many criminals orchestrating these scams are based overseas which can make taking enforcement action extremely difficult and involves international cooperation with multiple agencies.