Frauds

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.

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

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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.

More than 600 reports of romance scams per month were made to Action Fraud during June, July and August, as dating fraudsters have been exploiting victims’ desire for human contact during the lockdown.

People are getting into relationships with fraudsters who convince them to hand over money online, police have warned.

Dreams of finding ‘the one’ have cost people living in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Powys more than £1.3 million, Dyfed-Powys Police has revealed.