abstract:A long firm (also known as a consumer credit fraud)eastscotlandfraudforum is a trading company set up for fraudulent purposes; the basic operation is to run the company as an apparently legitimate business by buying goods and paying suppliers promptly to secure a good credit record;.“The Profession of Violence: the rise and fall of the Kray twins”- Pearson, J London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1972ISBN 0297995847 Once they are sufficiently well-established, the perpetrators then purchase the next round of goods on credit and decamp with both the goods and profits from previous sales.