Frauds

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.

A new anti-fraud campaign is highlighting a number of common car insurance cons amid fears that insurance fraud could be on the rise.

I’ve lost count of the number of times a marketplace trader has had a chunky sale from a brand new customer with zero feedback and requested advice on how to deal with them. Should they take the sale, or is a zero feedback buyer too high a risk?

A national campaign called ‘Stop the Scams’ has been launched by the insurance industry to help the public spot signs of scams and report them to the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) Cheatline following predictions that insurance fraud will rise.

In June this year, Tellings Home Made Furniture Service "borrowed" £50,000 from a government Covid bail-out scheme.