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  • 17 Mar 2024 10:40 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Fraudsters who cost Vodafone, EE, O2 and the Carphone Warehouse £430,000 have been jailed for a combined 11 years.

    The group used stolen personal details of existing customers to take out new phone contracts and obtain items like Apple Watches and iPads.

    https://uk.news.yahoo.com/fraudsters-11-years-prison-taking-170208951.html


  • 17 Mar 2024 10:39 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Lynda Chenery and Mark Woods were convicted over their involvement in TQ Tickets Ltd, which ‘exploited the love and passion’ of music fans.

    Lynda Chenery and Mark Woods were convicted at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday over their involvement in Norfolk-based TQ Tickets Ltd, which sold tickets worth more than £6.5 million on secondary ticketing sites in two and a half years.

    https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2024/03/13/two-found-guilty-of-fraudulent-trading-over-dishonest-ticket-touting-firm/

  • 14 Mar 2024 12:08 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    New legislation to crack down on push payment scams via banking apps will be brought to parliament, the government has announced today.

    The government is set to bring forward a draft bill aimed at tackling fraudsters who operate by convincing scam victims to authorise so-called push payment transactions in banking apps.

    https://www.cityam.com/uk-proposes-new-laws-to-crack-down-on-push-payment-fraud/


  • 14 Mar 2024 12:04 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Gloucestershire Constabulary is warning people to be vigilant after elderly people in Gloucester have been targeted by fraudsters purporting to be the police.

    Residents with the telephone code 01452 have been receiving calls over the last week from the scammers.

    They are telling victims that their bank account has been compromised and the police are investigating. The victims are instructed to withdraw cash and purchase Euros to assist the police investigation.

    https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/gloucestershire-constabulary-fraud-warning-after-spate-of-incidents-in-gloucester


  • 14 Mar 2024 11:56 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Police are urging residents in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to remain vigilant following six reports of courier fraud since January – with one woman losing almost £17,000.

    This type of fraud typically sees a victim receive an unexpected call from someone who pretends to be a police officer, a staff member from their local bank, or an employee from an Internet or phone provider.

    https://onthewight.com/police-urge-vigilance-as-woman-in-her-80s-loses-17000-to-courier-fraud/


  • 08 Mar 2024 10:49 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    There is a growing appetite among insurers to tackle claims fraud more comprehensively. At the same time, fraudsters are ramping up their strategies and targeting markets beyond the US and UK, posing huge risks to insurers operating globally.

    https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/claims/growing-appetite-to-eliminate-insurance-fraud-but-challenges-are-evolving-480017.aspx

  • 08 Mar 2024 10:48 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A Woolwich man has been arrested after a woman in her 50s was conned out of £100,000 in a romance scam.

    The 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering last Wednesday (February 28) and his phones and a laptop were seized.

    “This arrest is part of an ongoing investigation into romance fraud where a woman in her 50s has had more than £100k stolen over a period of around ten years,” said Detective Inspector Marc Milliner from the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU).

    https://uk.news.yahoo.com/woolwich-man-arrested-woman-conned-102736592.html/


  • 08 Mar 2024 10:43 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    PEOPLE looking to go to high profile concerts and sports events are being warned not to fall victim to scammers.

    West Mercia Police's Economic Crime Unit has warned residents about ticket fraud and how to avoid scams.

    It said: "With many high-profile concert tours arriving in the coming months, this will give the fraudster another opportunity to scam the unsuspecting purchaser with “Too good to be true offers”.

    https://uk.news.yahoo.com/warning-not-fall-tickets-scams-160000499.html/


  • 03 Mar 2024 11:06 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    He was one of several arrested as Warwickshire Police swooped in a month-long sting.

    A 'romance fraudster' allegedly conned £50,000 out of a Warwickshire woman. Police have revealed the results of a month-long sting, dubbed 'Operation Henhouse' against fraud in the county.

    It resulted seven arrests and 11 people being interviewed under caution in connection to cases where alleged victims were defrauded out of a total of more than £450,000. One of the alleged victims was a woman in Leamington.

    https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/romance-fraudster-accused-conning-woman-28728953


  • 03 Mar 2024 11:03 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    New Lloyds Bank data shows that impersonation scams have risen 13% over the past year.

    An impersonation scam is where a fraudster convinces their victim to make a payment, or give personal or financial details, by pretending to be someone else.

    Scammers frequently impersonate police officers, bank staff and HMRC, although they may also pretend to be from a large company like Amazon.

    https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/media/press-releases/2024/lloyds-bank-2024/lloyds-bank-issues-warning-on-impersonation-scams-as-they-rise-thirteen-percent.html


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