A comprehensive independent review into fraud in the United Kingdom has issued a stark warning: fraud has experienced "exponential growth in the last 20 years," evolving into the "criminal scourge of our age." The review's latest report, "Fraud in the Digital Age," highlights the alarming acceleration of this trend due to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), deepfakes, and digital assets, which are now "equipping criminals to deceive at scale and to launder proceeds with unprecedented ease, frequently from overseas." In response to this escalating crisis, the review has strongly recommended bespoke training for judges and magistrates to equip them with the necessary understanding to handle increasingly complex cases involving digital assets and AI-enabled deception. The Alarming Scale of UK Fraud: A Digital Epidemic The Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences, chaired by Jonathan Fisher KC, delivered its second major report recently, underscoring the profound and pervasive impact of fraud across the UK....