Frauds

Stop Fraud in its tracks -This animation shows an example of a mandate fraud targeting an NHS organisation which is stopped thanks to the quick thinking of a member of the finance team.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC_YHrWg374

A trio who were involved in conning foreign meat firms out of £660,000 in an identify fraud scam have avoided prison.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2023/04/05/shropshire-meat-fraud-trio-involved-in-660000-identity-scam-which-forced-foreign-food-firm-to-go-bust/

The City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) is taking action against opportunistic insurance fraud as cost-of-living pressures drive a surge in such cases.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/ifed-busts-insurance-fraudsters-sends-cease-and-desist-notices-across-uk-441972.aspx#.ZDUcPgZvjpc.twitter

There are some scams that are almost impossible to spot, as one family discovered when planning a trip to scatter their mother’s ashes.

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/apr/03/invoice-the-latest-tactic-of-gangs-out-to-hijack-your-holiday

Ten samples from Britain were suspected of containing cheap sugar syrup

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/mar/26/uk-honey-fails-authenticity-test

Tauseef Sadeeq, a former trainee solicitor at Jacob Miller Solicitors, has been handed down a two-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to 20 counts of fraud involving insurance compensation.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/insurance-fraudster-gets-two-years-in-jail-439810.aspx#.ZBhIRRQ89pM.twitter

A woman who made more than £500,000 by claiming refunds on items she shoplifted on an "industrial scale" has been convicted of multiple counts of fraud.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/woman-made-500-000-claiming-200400348.html/

Crimestoppers is warning people in Wales to be aware of romance fraudsters operating online.

https://nation.cymru/news/new-campaign-launched-to-increase-awareness-of-the-dangers-of-online-romance-scams/

Booths has been named the retailer which has been ordered by the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) to remove pre-packed beef mislabelled British.

https://www.farminguk.com/news/booths-named-retailer-involved-in-possible-food-fraud-case_62232.html#disqus_thread

Leading supermarkets, including Asda and Morrisons, have swiftly distanced themselves from an investigation into alleged “beef fraud” at a supplier that sells produce to a British grocery chain.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/companies/uk-supermarket-selling-best-british-beef-embroiled-in-food-fraud-investigation/ar-AA18qeX4