Submitted on Thursday 24th May 2018
Rejected on Friday 8th June 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Make it a criminal offence to defraud and blackmail a company
If a customer lies to defraud a company out of money - making false statements and blackmailing for money back, etc - it is a civil matter and the company has to pay to take this to court to defend themselves. This should be a criminal matter and the police should be able to take action.
To defraud a company and threaten with spreading false statements is essentially fraud, theft and blackmail. It should be a criminal offence. It is a civil matter currently so the police cannot take action. Also slandering a company and making false statements and accusations should also be a criminal offence. The law should be able to protect companies against fraudulent behaviour. It's unfair that a company has to pursue this through civil courts at its own cost - not all businesses are rich.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action. Blackmail and fraud are already criminal offences, so we're not sure what more you'd like Government or Parliament to do.
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