SourceSecurity.com RSS - Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) news SourceSecurity.com RSS - Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) news from SourceSecurity.com http://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/co/dedicated-cheque-and-plastic-crime-unit-dcpcu.html Copyright (C) SourceSecurity.com 2012 Wed, 13 May 2009 08:00:00 GMT Wed, 13 May 2009 08:00:00 GMT DCPCU marks seventh anniversary by crashing through £315m savings barrierhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-4795-ga.3379.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-4795-ga.3379.htmlApplications NewsWed, 13 May 2009 08:00:00 GMT<p><table style="width: 243px; height: 203px" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left" width="243" height="203"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td class="smalltxt" valign="top" align="center"><strong>Banking sponsored DCPCU saves in excess of &pound;315 million through financial fraud prevention work</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>The Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit (DCPCU) - the specialist police squad that tackles cheque and card fraud crime in the UK - marks its seventh anniversary on Wednesday (29 April 2009).</p><p>The DCPCU was launched on 29 April 2002 as a two-year pilot and, following the successful conclusion of this trial, it was established as a permanent Unit with an ongoing brief to help stamp out organised card and cheque fraud. The Unit is fully sponsored by the...