Frauds

Two men from Gravesend have been charged with fraud after organisations were tricked into parting with large sums of money.

Retail has faced a battering both financially and operationally this year, yet further long-term damage could be done if increasing fraud rates are not addressed, says Aaron Begner, EMEA general manager at Forter.

The European Association for Secure Transactions (East) is reporting a sharp rise in 'jackpotting' Black Box attacks on European ATMs in the first six months of 2020

https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/36740/european-atm-losses-from-black-box-fraud-pass-the-1-million-mark

A DUNFERMLINE woman who admitted a benefits fraud of more than £12,000 has been ordered to do unpaid work.

Hampshire Constabulary is working together with all UK police forces and a range of partners, to tackle romance fraud this October.

IF YOU haven't met your lover, they could be a scammer.

That's the latest warning from Thames Valley Police which has urged people to 'use their head' stop sending money and gift cards to people they haven't met in real life.

https://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/18779550.thames-valley-police-warn-fake-lovers-romance-fraud/?ref=twtrec

A series of scam calls from fraudsters pretending to be police officers have been made across Cumbria.

https://www.cwherald.com/a/stories/scam-phone-call-warning-as-fraudsters-pose-as-police.517135.html#.X4rg-WEhglo.twitter

An advertising campaign in October aims to raise awareness of romance fraud and provide protection advice to the public.

Romance fraud has cost the county over £900,000 in the past 13 months, say Suffolk police as they back a national awareness campaign.

She thought she had met the love of her life on a dating website – only to discover he was an “evil” fraudster, taking advantage of her affection so he could swindle her out of £63,000. And now, this Suffolk woman is speaking out about how she became victim to a “manipulative” con – as Suffolk police revealed £907,800 had been lost in romance scams in the county during the past 13 months.