19 April 2017 
Matt Sisson, Projects and Membership Manager
Thank you to those who have emailed us about the Spam emails apparently from BUFDG about invoices. They are at the less-convincing end of the Spam scale, and you all rightly guessed that these are fraudulent, but please do remain alert as phishing emails appear to be on the rise. UCEA is another sector organisation whose members have received similar fake emails recently, and there will be many more.
In related news, there are just a couple two weeks left to book on to the two ‘Fraud first-responder’ training courses in London on the 22nd May and in Edinburgh on Friday 2nd June. Back by popular demand, these courses are aimed at all those in institutions whose role means they may receive suspicions of potential frauds, as well as at university counter-fraud champions and institutional ‘first-responders’. They are hands-on, one-day courses that will provide you with the knowledge and framework to respond appropriately to fraud alerts and reports, and to make the right decisions in accordance with your university’s policies. You will be asked to bring along your university’s policies and response plans on the day and you will be able to test these against real-life HE scenarios and case-studies, visualising in advance how you might respond, as well as understand if changes need to be made to your institutional approach.
The courses also include sections on reporting channels, confidentiality and communication, and handling evidence. They will run from 10am until 4pm, with registration and refreshments from 9.30am. Lunch and all refreshments are included in the £160 delegate fee.
