Attempts to Commit Offences
(1) When two or more people agree to do an illegal act, or a legal act by illegal means, that agreement is a "criminal conspiracy" - though an agreement short of one to commit an actual offence only counts if some further act (beyond the mere agreement) is done in pursuance of it. (2) A party to a conspiracy to commit a death/life-imprisonment/2-years-plus offence is punished the same as if they'd abetted that offence (if no other punishment is specified); other conspiracies are punished with up to 6 months' imprisonment, fine, or both.
This is one of the single most important provisions for prosecuting organised crime - including organised scam operations: simply AGREEING with others to commit a crime, plus taking at least one step toward carrying it out, is itself a distinct, separately-punishable offence, even before the underlying crime actually succeeds.
Members of an organised scam gang who agree together on a plan to defraud victims, and then take even preliminary steps toward executing it (like setting up a fake call centre or bank account), can all be prosecuted for criminal conspiracy under this section - a powerful tool against organised fraud rings, since it doesn't require waiting for the scam to actually succeed.