Frauds

Fraudsters have targeted six men and women in the last six months in the Biggleswade area, by pretending they are in the armed forces and are unable to travel to the UK without financial help.

https://www.dunstabletoday.co.uk/news/crime/six-biggleswade-people-caught-out-in-romance-fraud-1-8465270

A man has been charged with fraud relating to the Grenfell Tower fire, the Met Police has said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43804761#

This is the second case of a ‘Cash for Crash’ conspiracy in Derby that has been prosecuted in the space of a year.

http://www.derbyshire.police.uk/News-and-Appeals/News/2018/April/13Apr-Eleven-people-have-been-convicted-following-their-involvement-in-a-'Cash-for-Crash'-scam-in-Derby.aspx

A woman was to be paid £1,000 for using a forged passport and a utility bill to open as many accounts as possible in a false name at banks in Coventry.

https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/coventry-mum-sentenced-over-false-passport-bank-fraud/

Which? shares top tips how to spot identity fraud and report it

https://www.which.co.uk/news/2018/04/identity-fraud-hits-record-high-at-almost-175000-cases/

Overall UK fraud cases have dropped 6% in the past year, but identity fraud reached a record level

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252439184/UK-identity-fraud-reaches-record-level

Identity fraud continued to rise, hitting an all-time high of 174,523 cases in 2017 (up 1% from 2016). 95% of these cases involved the impersonation of an innocent victim

https://www.cifas.org.uk/newsroom/new-report-reveals-record-levels-identity-fraud-2017

A Kincardine woman has admitted fraudulently receiving £6,500 when she was a student and then in employment.

http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/16161496.Kincardine_woman_admits___6_500_benefits_fraud/

A woman has been given a community order for falsely claiming benefits while working at a Bupa care home.

http://www.carehomeprofessional.com/former-bupa-carer-convicted-fraud/

The victim was told he was part of an under-cover operation and that they have arrested two men who they believe have withdrawn £16,000 in cash from her bank account before replacing it with counterfeit money.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/heartless-fraudsters-con-harrogate-pensioner-out-of-9-000-1-9109883