Frauds

  • 15 Jun 2020 9:42 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Ecommerce transactions in the UK have seen a 168% increase in May compared to the same period last year, driven by rising online sales of electronic items, DIY supplies, home furnishings and sportswear, according to an analysis of hundreds of millions of transactions.

    https://internetretailing.net/themes/uk-ecommerce-sales-continue-to-rise-growing-168-in-may--but-fraud-grows-too-21526


  • 15 Jun 2020 9:29 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Angela Prendergast, from Hull, made a genuine working and child tax claim in 2011 however she failed to declare a change in her circumstances after her partner moved in with her

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hard-working-decent-mum-jailed-22163499?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

  • 14 Jun 2020 7:01 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A GRANDMOTHER who falsely claimed more than £1million in benefits after she ‘grossly exaggerated’ her disabilities has been jailed for three years and eight months.

    https://www.metro.news/grandma-jailed-for-1m-disability-benefits-fraud/2038967/

  • 14 Jun 2020 6:57 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Netflix’s Tiger King gripped the nation during lockdown with viewers being divided over their feelings towards Joe Exotic and Carol Baskin. The latest twist in the tale was when a Sheriff came forward to say that he believes Carol Baskin’s husband’s Will was forged.

    https://www.trethowans.com/news/what-is-a-fraudulent-will

  • 14 Jun 2020 6:53 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Over the last few months, we have been presented with more e-commerce and online offerings than ever before. From online shopping to virtual gym classes, the pandemic has accelerated the move towards a fully digital world. Unfortunately, this growing digital presence leads to a rise in cyber-attacks, too, and more specifically, fraud.

    https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/18850/fraud-in-finance-who-can-defend-our-digital-identity


  • 08 Jun 2020 12:14 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Consumers are not as worried as they should be about conveyancing fraud, putting them at risk of losing life-changing sums of money, according to a new survey by the HomeOwners Alliance and DigitalMove.

    https://www.whatmortgage.co.uk/news/homebuyers-sellers-putting-risk-fraud-focussing-wrong-things/


  • 08 Jun 2020 11:09 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    More than 11,000 coronavirus-themed scams have been brought to ActionFraud since the start of the lockdown, the Press Association reported, with the most common identified as including a pension-related scam.

    https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/4016158/fraud-losses-coronavirus-scams-hit-gbp-mark


  • 08 Jun 2020 11:04 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Almost £100,000 has been scammed out of people looking for love during lockdown across the West Midlands.

    https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2020/06/05/criminals-targeting-people-looking-for-love-during-lockdown/


  • 08 Jun 2020 11:02 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The Financial Conduct Authority has banned an investment adviser who was jailed for three and a half years after pleading guilty to his role in credit card fraud.

    https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2020/06/04/fca-bans-credit-card-fraud-adviser/


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