SPECIAL REPORT
be used for the manufacturing of Rob Keywood: commercial sales, commented:
false identities.
“By sharing relevant
“As a prominent supplier of this
intelligence and
technology, we understand the
Project Genesius is a key part of
identifying good
importance of maintaining the
‘Operation Maxim’. This is a
practise in new
industry’s reputation. By sharing
London-wide programme involving
customer profiling,
relevant intelligence and identifying
a dedicated team of police and
we hope to play our
good practise in new customer
immigration officers and staff from
part in minimising
profiling, we hope to play our
the Identity & Passport Service
economic fraud
gained through the
part in minimising economic
(IPS) and the Crown Prosecution
abuse of printing
fraud gained through the abuse
Service (CPS), working together
equipment.”
of printing equipment.”
on pro-active, intelligence-led
operations targeting people
involved in organised immigration
Fighting fraud together
crime, human trafficking and
identity document abuse. where young women, who Keywood urges suppliers of
thought they were going to plastic ID card printer and
The ongoing liaison with the be models, ended up as consumables to use the latest
printing equipment industry is part of a criminal operation; profiling and data matching
designed to prevent specialist and also disruptions of a techniques to identify fraudsters
machinery from coming into the number of illegal passport before equipment is supplied.
hands of criminals involved in undermines both the industry’s factories in London. A joint “There is no doubt that the battle
making false identity documents. reputation and the security of the operation with the IPS uncovered against fraud will only be won if
The illicit use of this equipment is United Kingdom.” people falsely endorsing passport we all work together,” he said.
a serious matter. Detective applications and photographs. “Simple credit referencing is not
inspector Nick Downing, head of Operation Maxim has obtained sufficient and suppliers need to be
Project Genesius, commented: convictions for a wide range of The Met Police initiative is being vigilant, with enhanced profiling
“We have a joint responsibility to immigration-related offences supported actively and practices, and act upon any
eradicate the abuse of card during 2006-2007. These enthusiastically by Blazepoint, suspicions about the legitimacy
printers and associated equipment. included: the conviction of a man which is a major supplier of of an enquiry.” Contact Project
By working together we will make for a visa scam whereby many leading-brand plastic ID card Genesius for advice in complete
it harder for organised criminals to people entered the UK on false printers to the UK market. Rob confidence maxim@met.police.uk
obtain such equipment, which documentation; sham marriages Keywood, Blazepoint’s director of or call 0208 785 8441. circlesolid
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Metropolitan Police initiative to prevent the
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