Frauds

Small and medium sized businesses are increasingly falling victim to impersonation fraud – where criminals impersonate suppliers, bosses or business contacts to defraud companies out of money.

https://www.mortgageintroducer.com/impersonation-fraud-rise/

A £1.7 million police inquiry into electoral fraud during the 2014 Tower Hamlets mayoral election has ended without sufficient evidence to charge anyone

http://www.itv.com/news/2018-09-07/tower-hamlets-electoral-fraud-police-inquiry-ends-with-no-charges/

The government has rejected calls to provide online voting access to disabled voters, claiming it increases the risk of electoral fraud.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/government-rejects-online-voting-disabled-voters-amid-electoral-101000715.html

The man was spotted and when the occupant checked with his bank he discovered that a credit card had been ordered in his name without his knowledge.

http://www.stratford-herald.com/90572-pair-arrested-fraud-following-incident-moreton-morrell.html

Eight men have been jailed after they pretended to be police officers to trick elderly people out of thousands of pounds.

http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2018-09-05/eight-men-jailed-in-leeds-for-police-officer-fraud/

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Galashiels woman who failed to turn up at Selkirk Sheriff Court to answer alleged benefit fraud charges

http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/16686425.warrant-issued-for-gala-woman-facing-9k-benefits-fraud/

A carer who conned nearly £290,000 from a 102-year-old woman must pay back more than she stole.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-45355298

Scammers are targeting victims of timeshare fraud and stealing even more of their money, Action Fraud has warned.

http://www.yourmoney.com/household-bills/con-artists-target-victims-timeshare-fraud/

A man who was part of a gang who posed as police and bank staff to defraud people of thousands of pounds has been described as "rotten to the core".

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/fraudsters-target-timeshare-owners-aug18

Fraudsters are taking advantage of previous fraudulent or mis-sold timeshare schemes and are advising victims that they are owed compensation. Victims are told that they need to pay a fee to obtain this money.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/fraudsters-target-timeshare-owners-aug18