Frauds

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Fraudsters are pretending to be police officers to con vulnerable people in Telford.

International maritime fraudsters commit insurance fraud, forge bills of lading and invoices, tamper with ship fuels and much more. Maritime fraud slows supply chains and jacks up prices for products around the globe. Here’s how to find it and ameliorate it.

Police officers in Scotland dealt with far fewer violent crimes, housebreakings and road casualties while the country was in lockdown, according to new statistics.

Mohammed Koita, 22 [01.07.98] of Clandon Road, Ilford, appeared at Bromley Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 23 September where he pleaded guilty to two offences of fraud by false representation and was sentenced as follows:

Sift, a payment fraud solutions company has released its Q3 Digital Trust and Safety Index report, finding that account takeover (ATO) is the weapon of choice for fraudsters attacking eCommerce merchants, with ATO rates for physical eCommerce businesses jumping 378% since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Police are warning county residents to be on their guard for a 'Courier Fraud' scam, where criminals pretend to be police officers.

Crash for cash scams and other insurance fraud schemes are likely to become more common as people look for easy money in the face of the current economic climate, experts have warned.

THE Law Society of Scotland has warned its members to be on alert for new email scams after a firm of solicitors was targeted in a sophisticated fraud attempt.

CRASH for cash scams and other insurance fraud schemes are likely to become more common as people look for easy money in the face of the current economic climate, experts have warned.