Frauds

A serial ‘romance fraudster’ has been jailed for nine offences.

http://news.met.police.uk/news/man-jailed-for-fraud-offences-411327?hootPostID=22e3e55383eada944be0b979e131487c

Universal Credit claimants have been warned against trying to exploit loopholes to fraudulently claim extra cash.

Impersonation frauds almost doubled during the pandemic, as scammers scooped up around £208m from fake government loan forms, phishing emails and bogus websites.

Residents in Garioch have had their bins either stolen or moved from their storage spot with their contents rifled through.

Companies House has announced a package of reforms aimed at blocking opportunities for identity fraud and money-laundering, and improving the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate suspected crime.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a fine under a law brought in to stop scammers defrauding people out of their pensions.

POLICE are urging people to be vigilant after fraudsters posing as detectives conned two elderly men out of five-figure sums of money.

Since going into nationwide lockdown in March there has been a significant increase in scams, particularly those targeting the elderly and vulnerable.

https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/news/2020/sept-20/east-mids-residents-lose-almost-200k-to-police-fraudsters-during-lockdown/

British OAP Dennis appeared on ITV's Tonight investigation Scams: Ripping off the Elderly?, last night, to talk about his traumatic experience for the first time publicly.

Leaders in the tech, business and civil society sectors have welcomed the government’s plans to enable the use of digital identity across the UK, with plans to update existing laws and a new set of guiding principles for policy development.

https://businessnewswales.com/the-uks-use-of-your-digital-identity-is-set-to-change/