Frauds

In the past year, 37 firms regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) reported they had repelled attempted fraudulent attacks with 11 firms saying they had been the victims of fraud.

https://www.mortgagefinancegazette.com/legal-news/conveyancing/11-conveyancing-firms-victims-fraud-03-12-2018/

Woman from West Bromwich, pleaded guilty to contempt of court after she fraudulently claimed damages against Walsall Council.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2018/12/02/woman-slapped-with-suspended-sentence-for-faking-pothole-injury-claim/

A Rosyth woman has been convicted of gaining almost £90,000 in benefits fraud in a scam lasting for over five years

https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/17284350.rosyth-woman-guilty-of-90000-benefit-fraud/

Believing she was in love with a jet-setting millionaire but in reality she was being scammed.

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/staffordshire-woman-loses-30k-after-2233128

The Tunisian man enjoyed 209 nights in a four-star hotel, before being provided with a flat in Chelsea in the year after the fire.

https://www.itv.com/news/london/2018-11-30/man-posing-as-grenfell-fire-victim-jailed-for-90-000-housing-fraud/

A bank customer was tricked into transferring money by fraudsters who pretended to be responding to his angry Twitter post about poor service.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46309561

More than £4.1bn may have been stolen from credit cards over the past year, research from comparethemarket has shown.

https://www.yourmoney.com/credit-cards-loans/cyber-monday-warning-guard-your-credit-card-against-fraud/

Sixty eight year old pleaded guilty to claiming housing benefit to the value of £20,290 despite claiming she had no savings or capital when, in fact, she had £50,000 in accounts.

https://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/17263916.unpaid-work-for-oap-who-admitted-20k-benefits-fraud/

Some people with no connection to the tower took advantage of the country's generosity for themselves.

https://news.sky.com/story/the-fraudsters-who-took-advantage-of-grenfell-11559444

Two Victim Support case workers are proving a “valuable addition” to Sussex Police’s efforts to tackle online romance fraud, which nationally cost victims £41 million last year.

https://www.policeprofessional.com/industry-viewpoint/putting-the-block-on-romance-fraud/