Frauds

Around £1 million worth of tenancy fraud has been prevented in Wolverhampton including a case of illegal subletting of a property, latest figures show.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2023/03/08/almost-1-million-of-tenancy-fraud-stopped-in-wolverhampton/

A CRIMINAL from Essex who picked up cash and gold from three households in Pembrokeshire that had been conned out of tens of thousands of pounds has been sentenced at Basildon Crown Court.

https://pembrokeshire-herald.com/81274/essex-man-sentenced-for-courier-fraud-targeting-pembrokeshire-pensioners/

Retailers are dealing with rising levels of threats both in-store and online, with a majority naming violence and customer theft as the top challenge to their business, followed by cyber attacks and fraud, new BRC figures suggest.

https://internetretailing.net/retailers-face-rising-levels-of-crime-both-in-store-and-online-study-finds/

One was caught after footage showed her dancing at a wedding, while another was pictured being dropped into the North Sea from an RAF helicopter.

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/how-tip-offs-helped-dwp-26355365?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Three men have been sentenced after carrying out a complex scam involving elderly and vulnerable victims, including in the North East.

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2023-03-06/three-men-jailed-after-complex-scam-targeting-elderly-and-vulnerable-victims

The City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) has secured its first ever Serious Crime Prevention Order against a serial fraudster who was jailed in 2021.

https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2023/february/insurance-fraud-enforcement-department-secures-first-serious-crime-prevention-order/

In a joint action supported by Europol, a Franco-Israeli organized crime network has been dismantled following its involvement in a cyber-enabled financial scheme that defrauded multiple companies of more than €34 million. Law enforcement agencies across six European countries were involved in the year-long operation, including France, Croatia, Hungary, Israel, Portugal, and Spain.

https://complyadvantage.com/insights/europol-dismantles-franco-israeli-crime-network-behind-e38m-ceo-fraud/

William Bower, 44, overcharged elderly and vulnerable people looking for landscaping, gardening or property works in the East Midlands area

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fraudster-claimed-vegetative-state-filmed-29367110?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

The company director of an East Sussex-based sports centre is to be prosecuted for allegedly fraudulently evading his duty to pay employee pensions contributions.

https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2023/03/01/sports-centre-director-to-be-prosecuted-for-pension-fraud/

Impersonation scams have become one of the most common ways in which fraudsters now target their victims, according to Barclays.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/phone-and-online-copycat-scams-now-make-up-a-third-of-money-fraud-two-victims-tell-us-how-they-were-fooled-by-people-impersonating-a-bank-and-a-fashion-influencer/ar-AA187uHI