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title: Using AI to Streamline Fraud Detection and Prevention
description: Live from Counter Fraud 2026, Heather Adams from Accenture demonstrates how government are using AI to transform fraud detection and prevention systems. 
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# [Using AI to Streamline Fraud Detection and Prevention](https://blog.govnet.co.uk/fraud/using-ai-to-streamline-fraud-detection-and-prevention)

 Written by [Jessica Kimbell, GovNet](https://blog.govnet.co.uk/fraud/author/jessica-kimbell) | Mar 10, 2026 11:30:08 AM

Live from the Counter Fraud 2026 conference in London, Heather Adams from Accenture uses real-world use cases to explore how the public sector are already using AI to transform their fraud detection and prevention systems. 

Click the sound wave to hear her presentation in full:

<https://blog.govnet.co.uk/hubfs/FRAUD26%20-%20Accenture.mp3>

SPEAKER:  
Heather Adams, Global Head Risk & Compliance Consulting, Accenture

**LIVE DATE: **26th February 2026, at the Counter Fraud conference.

 

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