Frauds

A landmark ruling by the High Court in London will pave the way for local authorities in England to combat social housing tenancy fraud more effectively using civil fraud court procedures, an expert has said.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/en-gb/out-law/news/social-tenancy-fraud-crackdown-aided-landmark-ruling

Unlawful property investment schemes have now failed in huge numbers across the UK. Hotel rooms, student accommodation, rooms in care homes, storage pods and car parking spaces have all been sold unlawfully to unwitting investors. At one point, even burial plots were being sold in this way.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/blog/wake-up-to-the-great-british-property-scam?mc_cid=2dfb1f5759&mc_eid=72e89a1d85

Jurors have watched CCTV footage of a pensioner passing a bundle of cash to a fake cop during a 'courier fraud' trial.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/jurors-watch-cctv-fake-cop-170000804.html

Former soap star Adam Rickitt has revealed how he was conned out of tens of thousands of pounds in a bank fraud scam.

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/adam-rickitt-scammed-tens-thousands-bank-fraud-110715919.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

A charity worker defrauded the organisation she worked for out of more than £14,000 to pay IVF debts, council tax and fund her nephew at university.

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-08-25/trusted-worker-defrauded-diversity-charity-to-pay-for-ivf-and-council-tax

On Jan. 27, 2020, an alleged collision among three vehicles in Sheffield – a BMW insured by esure insurance, a VW Golf, and a taxi – resulted in seven claims from the occupants.

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/auto-motor/esure-sniffs-out-motoring-fraud-418253.aspx#.YwiZ9dhnmSc.twitter

A "sophisticated" organised crime group stole £1.1m intended to renovate a secondary school after fooling a council into paying the money into a different bank account, an inquiry has found.

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-08-15/sophisticated-crime-gang-stole-11m-grant-from-school

There has been a notable increase in the number of homeowners signing up to a property alert scheme to protect against fraudulent property transactions, and yet less than 4% of property owners in the UK have an account, fresh figures show.

https://propertyindustryeye.com/less-than-4-of-homeowners-have-signed-up-to-property-fraud-alert-service/

A nurse who stole an elderly woman's bank card while working at a hospital in Staffordshire has been sentenced today.

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2022-08-19/nurse-loses-husband-and-job-after-stealing-thousands-from-dementia-patient

A fraudster who used a dating website to try to scam a woman into giving him money has been sent to prison.

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-08-09/jail-for-fraudster-who-preyed-on-victims-generosity-in-dating-site-scam