Frauds

Holidaymakers are being warned about fraudsters who place false adverts on accommodation websites, conning them out of hundreds of pounds.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43669007

£6.7 million was reported as lost to holiday booking fraud in the UK last year, with airline tickets and online accommodation main targets.

https://westbridgfordwire.com/record-losses-reported-by-holiday-fraud-victims/

Four people from North Cumbria have appeared before a court accused of conspiring to commit a £17,000 insurance fraud which involved a plan to torch a BMW car.

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/Four-appear-before-Carlisle-district-judge-over-alleged-17000-insurance-fraud-conspiracy-8154c228-96c5-4484-b4c8-2de8b3c32be8-ds

A man was jailed for attempting to steal over £321,000 by selling 21 fake car insurance policies and making 18 fraudulent motor insurance claims for fictional car accidents.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1012/ghost_broker_who_used_victims__details_to_make__3

An investigation by the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) found that the images sent to Allianz by Ali were not of his injury, but taken from a YouTube video

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1006/man_sentenced_for_exaggerated_steak_knife_injury_

A fraudster who posed as Grenfell Tower survivor in a bid to claim hundreds of thousands of pounds has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.

http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/16143106.Woman_who_lied_about_surviving_Grenfell_Tower_fire_jailed_for_fraud/

A benefits cheat who lied about being a quadriplegic and stole a dead man's identity has been jailed for three and a half years.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-43757663

The techniques used by fraudsters in online romance scams are similar to those found in domestic violence cases, according to research published in the British Journal of Criminology

https://theconversation.com/the-abuse-tactics-fraudsters-use-to-break-the-hearts-and-wallets-of-those-looking-online-for-love-93663

Amidst allegations of Vote Leave's overspending, questions concerning the effectiveness of the UK's electoral system arise

https://www.shoutoutuk.org/2018/04/03/electoral-fraud-punishable-by-little-more-than-a-parking-fine/

Figures published this month show that losses climbed to £14 million last year, up from £6.9 million the previous year and £2.8 million in 2015, according to Financial Fraud Action UK.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5571407/The-rise-contactless-led-relentless-rise-contactless-fraud.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailUK