Thurrock Council and Their Team of Police Impersonators Awarded £9,900,000 For Investigating Bounce Back Loan Fraud – The Cost Finally Uncovered of the Latest National Investigation Service (NATIS) Contract

September 25, 2024 Todays News

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Just a quick update on the National Investigation Service or NATIS as they are known, below is a tad more information on the contract awarded to them for investigating Bounce Back Loan fraud.

If you are blissfully unaware of who NATIS are, they have something of a dodgy past as you will discover in the following news story >

NATIS, the Bounce Back Loan Door-Kicking “Police” Become a Laughing Stock as They Have Their Official NATIS.Police.uk URL Removed and Police Email Addresses Cancelled, as its Revealed, They Are Simply Council Staff Working For Thurrock Council and Appear to Have Been Impersonating Police Officers!

Here are the Original details of their contract with the Department for Trade and Business:

  • Contract start date
  • 1 April 2024
  • Contract end date
  • 31 March 2025

“Provision of counter-fraud investigation services, primarily focused on the Bounce-Back Loans Scheme (BBLS) that was managed by the British Business Back on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The primary goal of this service is to disrupt criminal activity relating to Bounce Back Loan (BBL) fraud, deliver recoveries for the taxpayer, and to provide a deterrent effect in relation to the abuse of public sector schemes.”