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A major fraud aimed at hundreds of internet banking customers has been averted,
the UK's new Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has said.
The unit, launched in April, prevented the fraud by issuing a new style of alert
to financial institutions.
Soca, which has been dubbed the UK's FBI, brings together 4,000 police, customs
and immigration experts.
Soca director-general Mr Hughes explained: "We became aware of an act that was
about to be aimed at internet banking.
"We arrested the person outside the jurisdiction with the help of our partner
agencies overseas."
Soca has promised to devote at least 10% of its time and resources to
large-scale organised fraud.
Soca chairman Sir Stephen Lander said: "This was the first major one. It is a
good example of prevention being better than cure.
"It is about using information in an active way to get ahead of the criminals."
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