Frauds

A criminal gang have been sentenced for conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering offences, after each claimed refunds on car insurance policies originally bought with compromised bankcards.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/966/13_people_sentenced_after_fraudulent_bank_cards_w

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man in his 80s was conned out of over £2,500 in a cruel courier fraud.

http://news.met.police.uk/news/appeal-to-trace-courier-fraud-suspect-291641

A mother and daughter were found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud. They duped professionals into enabling a fraudulent application for a £1.2 million bridging loan on a house in Kensington, London.

https://hmlandregistry.blog.gov.uk/2017/01/16/high-profile-case-shows-how-property-fraud-can-happen/

Fake holiday sickness claims appear to be big business in the UK, with claims management companies continuing to target tourists in what has been described as ‘the new whiplash’.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/hospitality/holiday-sickness-fraud-claims-firms-becoming-more-creative-90225.aspx

Insurance fraud is not a victimless crime and is estimated to add £50 a year to the average household insurance bill, and we will not hesitate to use the full weight of the law against those attempting to defraud

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/auto-motor/privilege-insurance-wins-case-against-fraudster-90196.aspx

Teenage conman who cheated retired journalist, 73, out of his life savings by posing as a police officer avoids jail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5316821/Teenage-conman-cheated-retired-journalist-avoids-jail.html

A woman claimed benefits failed to declare almost £50,000 of self-employment income which was paid into an undeclared bank account.

https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2018/01/24/windermere-woman-admits-benefit-fraud

A former security worker claimed income support, carer's allowance and housing benefit while working for JV Security Services

http://www.essexlive.news/news/dagenham-security-worker-swindled-more-1108279

The 52-year-old failed to declare almost £50,000 of self-employment income

http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/lakes/South-Cumbria-woman-sentenced-for-four-years-of-benefits-fraud-f8a440df-96fd-4d5d-b470-09396f061f44-ds

Dru Edmonstone, who shares a great-grandmother Alice Keppel, with Camilla, scammed £60,000 from the state, Stirling Council, and the Royal Burgh of Kensington and Chelsea.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/909510/Duchess-of-Cornwall-Camilla-Parker-Bowles-cousin-Dru-Edmonstone-benefit-fraud-trial