Frauds

It is feared thousands of drivers have unknowingly been targeted across the country - and an urgent appeal has been launched to help motorists learn the warning signs of the scam.

Fraudsters on mopeds are driving head-first into motorists in a rising insurance scam that has claimed thousands of victims, authorities have warned.

https://news.sky.com/story/warning-over-crash-for-cash-scammers-on-mopeds-driving-head-first-into-motorists-12905218

Two financial advisors who committed a series of fraud offences have been jailed following an investigation by Cumbria Constabulary.

The constabulary led the investigation as the company the men worked for when they carried out the frauds – Quintillion Asset Management – was registered in Cumbria.

A "vulnerable" person has been conned out of £18,500 by a fraudster posing as a police officer, Hertfordshire Police said.

The "courier" fraud began with a phone call from someone claiming to be investigating activity on the Borehamwood victim's bank account.

A BARNSLEY motorist has been left with a £50,000 legal bill after a judge ruled he made a fraudulent claim against an insurance company following a minor collision.

Ashley Copley’s claim stemmed from a two-vehicle collision in January 2020 on the M1 near Hoyland.

A 'game-changing' method to ensure the authenticity of food has achieved 100% accuracy in a study, with potential for application across the food supply chain.

https://www.farminguk.com/news/-game-changing-method-to-ensure-food-authenticity-sees-100-accuracy_62762.html

ASussex business owner has denied fraudulently evading his pension duties.

Lee Bartholomew, 44, of Lockside, Tonbridge in Kent, appeared at Hove Trial Centre on June 8 charged with pension fraud against his employees.

The Payment System Regulatory (PSR) has confirmed new rules that will force banks and payment companies to reimburse victims of authorised push payment (APP) fraud.

Following consultation, the regulator has set out how mandatory reimbursement will work in practice. It said the new rules will prompt a “step change” in how firms approach fraud prevention.

A type of crime called courier fraud is reportedly growing in prevalence, and also disproportionately targets older people in the UK.

City of London Police has now warned that there is a “growing trend” of courier fraud “in and around retirement villages, care homes and assisted living accommodation”.

As if finding a home wasn’t stressful enough, it seems that “71% of the value of fraud in the UK was property related, with an estimated £216 million lost.”

At least, that’s according to Jack Malnick at Sold.co.uk, who also shares that “Google trend data shows that searches for “property scam” have risen by 909% in the last month.”

People in their seventies or older lost more than £12.6 million to courier fraud last year – 77 per cent of all money stolen by this type of crime, latest data from City of London Police reveals.

https://www.policeprofessional.com/news/people-over-70-lost-more-than-12-6m-to-courier-fraud-last-year-new-data-shows/