Fraud Investigator

About the Role

As a Fraud Investigator within Newham’s Counter Fraud Team, you will lead complex investigations into housing, tenancy, Right to Buy, and wider corporate fraud. You will gather and evaluate evidence, conduct interviews under caution, and prepare cases for prosecution, civil action, or internal disciplinary proceedings.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.