2012 Olympics

The London 2012 Olympic Games will be the one of the largest events ever staged in the UK.

Organised criminals will look for any opportunity to make money, and the London 2012 Olympic Games is an obvious target for them. Fraud, organised immigration crime, intellectual property crime, e-crime and money laundering are likely to be the main threats, with criminal activity starting well in advance of the Games themselves.

Sophisticated electronic attacks on sponsorship deals, ticketing, transport and other areas were attempted at the Beijing Olympics, and we anticipate that organised criminals are making similar plans for 2012.

The construction phase started in February 2008 at the Olympic Park in London. This is one of the largest construction sites in Europe. Opportunities for criminals exist here are as well - for fraud, labour exploitation and theft of plant and materials due to the size and complexity of the build.

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For further information on the various threats, have a look at the UK Threat Assessment (765.62 kb PDF)

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