North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU)
@NE_ROCU
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Tackling Serious and Organised Crime in the #NorthEast. We can't take reports of crime here, call 101 or 999 in an emergency. This feed is not monitored 24/7.
North East
Joined March 2023
We work with @northumbriapol, @ClevelandPolice & @DurhamPolice to catch criminals in their web🕷of illicit activity & take down tricksters🎃 🧛♂️Much like vampires, we're a pain in your neck, so if you're involved in organised crime, check under your bed - we're coming for you!
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👻 The only thing criminals should be scared of on #Halloween is a knock on the door from us! Under the banner of #OpSentinel we are stronger than ever in our regional approach to tackling Serious and Organised Crime in the #NorthEast
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🚗Don’t get taken for a ride! Scammers take payments for fake driving lessons through social media. Once they have the money, they close their social media before starting the scam again with others. 💷Act with caution & only pay via official, authorised payment channels.
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The work we do to achieve this is thanks to the support of partners like @DurhamPolice, @ClevelandPolice, @northumbriapol, @NCA_UK and our region's three PCC's @DurhamPCC, @NorthumbriaOPCC and @Cleveland_PCC. 🤝Through #OpSentinel this type of partnership work will continue!
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✅More money to help tackle crimes like fraud and other economic crimes. ✅More money to help create software that builds intelligence and identifies threats to the region. ✅More money to support our new Digital Forensic Unit in decrypting digital devices and building intel.
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💷 Out of the pockets of criminals and invested back into protecting #NorthEast communities. Over the last year, we've used money seized from dangerous and predatory criminals and put it back into dismantling organised crime.
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🚪We're seeing reports of doorstep fraudsters trying to scam people with offers of trade services. They're claiming they have leftover materials from another job and offering 'deals' for various work. Check out our top tips below 👇
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💷 Beware of crypto fraud. Never invest if you are being put under pressure. Even if your friends are investing, it doesn’t mean it’s genuine. Think you have been scammed? Contact your bank immediately and report to @actionfrauduk
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Child exploitation sadly happens in many forms. From county lines, drugs, sexual exploitation & money muling - there are those out there looking to profit from exploiting the vulnerable. 📲 If you have any concerns please report to your local police or @CrimestoppersUK
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💰Your bank will never contact you and ask you to withdraw cash to help secure your account. This is a tell-tale sign of courier fraud. 📲 Contact your local police, even if you haven’t lost any money, also make a report to Action Fraud at https://t.co/FDilrYE50q
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⚠️ Don’t know where to start for boosting the cyber resilience of your small business? The Cyber Action Toolkit is designed to be a single destination for sole traders & small organisations new to cyber security. Learn more👇
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Did you know that approximately £12 billion of criminal cash is generated in the UK each year? This is typically smuggled out of the country or integrated into the legitimate financial system using a variety of laundering techniques. Operation Machinize was launched to help
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💬Grace: "I'm enjoying getting the accreditation to becoming an FIO. So far, we've done a variety of interesting tasks. From learning how to complete financial profiles to attending Crown Court to watch a hearing - it has definitely been varied which I have thoroughly enjoyed."
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💬He continued: “So far, I've learnt a lot about procedures used to tackle organised crime & fraud, some of these things have built upon previous knowledge I had, other things are completely new, so it's very refreshing – I can’t wait to see what other skills I’ll develop.”
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🎓 Looking to join #NEROCU as part of your student placement? Why not hear from a couple of our current students about their experience. Alex: “I'm really enjoying the role, I have been exposed to what the ROCU do & have dived straight in & already find it highly interesting."
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🚨 We joined @northumbriapol & seized hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of equipment from a suspected cannabis shatter lab discovered in the Houghton area in May – for which three people have already been arrested. 🔗 Full story: https://t.co/UvD4l8kBzT
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🚨 If you think one of your online accounts has been hacked, you should report it as a crime to Action Fraud: https://t.co/YI2V3tINAS Check out this step-by-step guide by @NCSC on how to recover online accounts.
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🚓 Thanks to #NEROCU officers and support from @YHROCU, two men believed to be involved in a large-scale Courier Fraud operation have been arrested today. 🔗 Check out the full story: https://t.co/OtciqBcXTU
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Human trafficking sees some of the most vulnerable targeted and then abused and exploited. 👏 Excellent work by our @NCA_UK colleagues and partners to help safeguard victims and pursue suspects.
We're working with partners in the UK and around the world to pursue those responsible for human trafficking. In Ghana, the 'Report Sakawa' campaign was launched in March in collaboration between the NCA, Ghana's Economic Organised Crime Office and the British High Commission in
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🚔 Want to play a pivotal role in disrupting serious & organised crime? We're looking for a driven & detail-oriented individual to conduct high-impact financial investigations that directly contribute to tackling harmful offenders. More info: https://t.co/SYRqby9apV
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