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London-based accountant Paul Manley has been banned for 12 years after the Insolvency Service found he had helped one of his clients defraud creditors of £1.65m
https://economia.icaew.com/news/december-2018/accountant-banned-for-role-in-1-65m-fraud#.XB0CLY50TyQ.twitter
An investigation carried out by City of York Council has uncovered a serious case of Council Tax fraud worth almost £6,000.
https://www.minsterfm.com/news/local/2764706/york-man-sentenced-for-council-tax-fraud/#.XBxUD9cwBXI.twitter
Police have made six arrests as part of an investigation into a suspected pension scheme fraud that has conned victims out of £18m.
A cheating couple, with 11 children, who tried to claim £20,000 compensation for 'falling sick' on holiday in Turkey were exposed as liars - after one was filmed dancing by the poolside. The couple were convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud and were ordered to pay £30,000 to the Jet2 Holidays.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/jet2-holiday-sickness-fraud-caught-175700631.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&guccounter=1
An accountant has admitted defrauding almost £600,000 from a company set up by X Factor winner James Arthur.
http://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2018/12/18/news/x-factor-winner-james-arthur-s-accountant-admits-600k-fraud-1511579/?param=ds441rif44T
FRAUD gangs are targeting parts of Scotland they previously could not reach in a new wave of organised crime, according to new reports.
Bank and credit card fraud has climbed dramatically around the country’s coastal areas and islands as criminals target victims by phone and email.
https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/from-islands-to-inner-cities-how-a-new-generation-of-crooks-is-ripping-off-scots-other-thieves-failed-to-reach/?utm_source=twitter
She was sentenced to four years after pretending to have cancer and claiming over £250,000 in funds from her husband and extended family.
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2018/12/14/jail-for-woman-who-went-to-extreme-lengths-in-fake-cancer-fraud/
The problem is sufficiently acute to have prompted the UK’s four big mobile operators to launch an anti-phishing initiative, aimed specifically at protecting their customers from bank account fraud.
https://www.cashlady.com/news/big-four-mobile-networks-team-up-to-fight-a-rising-tide-of-phone-fraud/
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) claims that Bessent, ACCA, used his position as director of pension scheme trustees Gleeson Bessent Trustees to transfer more than £200,000 to accounts controlled by him.
https://economia.icaew.com/news/december-2018/first-ever-fraud-prosecution-for-pensions-regulator#.XBJ5iIUJJG8.twitter
A British man has been charged in the US for allegedly participating in a 300 million US dollar (£239 million) scheme to defraud investors in a deal to take a London-listed healthcare company private.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/british-man-charged-alleged-239-183012069.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&guccounter=1
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