The Treasury Committee today publishes responses from Google,
Facebook, Amazon and eBay on fraud, scams and economic crime.
The letters are in response to a request by the Chair of
the Treasury Committee, Rt. Hon. Mel Stride MP, for the
online companies to provide further information on the policies
they have put in place to combat economic crime, prevent fraud
and protect consumers.
The correspondence follows an evidence session with the
companies on 22 September 2021 as part of the Committee’s ongoing
inquiry into Economic
Crime.
Commenting on the responses, Rt. Hon. Mel Stride MP,
Chair of the Treasury Committee, said:
“Last month, following an evidence session in Parliament, I asked
Google, Facebook, Amazon and eBay for further details on how they
are protecting their users from falling victim to economic crime.
“With cases of fraud rising rapidly, it’s clear that further
action is needed to protect consumers online. As a Committee,
we’re calling for online technology companies to stop taking
advertising pounds from these fraudsters – and to act to better
protect their users as a matter of urgency.
“We’re also proposing that the Government includes fraudulent
advertisements within the scope of the Online Safety Bill.
“If these actions are not taken, then many thousands more
innocent consumers will fall victim to these criminals.”
The following pieces of correspondence have today been published:
- Amazon UK response to Chair of the Treasury Committee
- Facebook Inc. response to Chair of the Treasury Committee
- Google UK response to Chair of the Treasury Committee
- eBay UK response to Chair of the Treasury Committee
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Notes to Editors
- The Committee launched its inquiry on Economic Crime in
January 2021. The inquiry examines anti-money laundering systems
and the sanctions regime, and how consumers are affected by
economic crime. Further information can be found here.
- The Committee sent the following letters following the 22
September 2021 evidence session:
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